Smith v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Duval County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION BRIAN KEITH SMITH, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:22-cv-647-MMH-LLL SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ________________________________ ORDER I. Status Petitioner Brian Keith Smith, an inmate of the Florida penal system, initiated this action on June 7, 2022,1 by filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Petition; Doc. 1). In the Petition, Smith challenges a 2012 state court (Duval County, Florida) judgment of conviction for armed robbery. He raises eight grounds…