Carrier v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Hillsborough County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION GENTRY GERAURD CARRIER, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:20-cv-2613-KKM-SPF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ____________________________________ ORDER Gentry Geraurd Carrier, a Florida prisoner, timely1 filed a counseled Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state court conviction based on alleged failings of his trial counsel. (Doc. 1.) Having considered the petition, ( .), the response in opposition, (Doc. 10), and Carrier’s reply, (Doc. 13), the petition is denied. Because…