HEAGNEY v. SECRETARY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA GAINESVILLE DIVISION RICHARD WILLIAM HEAGNEY, Petitioner, v. CASE NO. 1:18-cv-243-AW-GRJ SECRETARY, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _____________________________/ REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Petitioner initiated this case by filing a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his Alachua County jury- trial conviction and life sentence for capital sexual battery. ECF No. 1. The Respondent has filed a response to the Petition, together with a copy of the state-court record, and Petitioner…