Legal Opinion

Merrill v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided January 21, 2020No. 3:17-cv-01183Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION WILLIAM CARSON MERRILL, Petitioner, vs. Case No. 3:17-cv-1183-J-39JBT SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. ORDER I. INTRODUCTION Through a Petition under 28 U.S.C. ' 2254 for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody (Petition) (Doc. 1), Petitioner, William Carson Merrill, challenges his state court (Flagler County) conviction for manslaughter with a firearm. He is represented by counsel. Petitioner filed a Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition Filed Under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011

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