Broom v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION ANTHONY W. BROOM, Petitioner, Case No. 8:83-cv-135-MSS-TGW v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _____________________________________/ O R D E R In 1983, Broom petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

and challenged his state court conviction for second-degree murder. (Doc. 25-2 at 34–43) Judge George C. Carr adopted Judge Thomas G. Wilson’s report and recommendation to deny the petition. (Doc. 25-2 at 57–63, 65–66) The court of appeals affirmed. (Doc. 25-2 at 144–45) Thirty-eight years…