Barnes v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Citrus County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OCALA DIVISION JOHN ALEXANDER BARNES, JR., Petitioner, v. Case No. 5:20-cv-004-KKM-PRL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Respondents. _____________________________________ ORDER John Alexander Barnes, Jr., a Florida prisoner, filed a counseled Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his state court conviction based on the alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel and an alleged error by the trial court. (Doc. 1.)1 Having considered the petition, (id.), the response in opposition, (Doc. 9),…