McCloud v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Polk County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION ROBERT PERNELL MCCLOUD, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:20-cv-408-CEH-JSS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ______________________________/ ORDER Petitioner, a Florida prisoner, initiated this action by filing a petition for the writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 1). Respondent filed a response opposing the petition (Doc. 8) to which Petitioner replied (Doc. 9). Upon consideration, the petition will be denied. I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Petitioner was convicted of two counts of…