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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION RANDALL MCCOY, Petitioner, -vs- Case No. 8:18-cv-1098-CEH-TGW SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _________________________________/ ORDER Petitioner, a Florida prisoner, initiated this action by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 1). Respondent filed a response in opposition to the petition (Doc. 6), to which Petitioner replied (Doc. 12). Upon consideration, the petition will be denied. I. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Petitioner was convicted of burglary of a…