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Taylor v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Sarasota County)

District Court, M.D. Florida

Decided August 21, 2025No. 8:22-cv-00771Unknown

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION DAVID LEE TAYLOR, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:22-cv-771-MSS-NHA SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ORDER David Lee Taylor petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

and challenges his state-court convictions for second-degree murder and aggravated assault. After reviewing the second amended petition (Dkt. 13), the response (Dkt. 15), and the relevant state-court record (Dkt. 8-2), the Court DENIES the second amended petition. I. BACKGROUND On the evening of October 5, 2010, Taylor was selling…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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