Lowman v. Moore

Ronnie Lowman has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, which this court treats as a petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(j). Lowman raises a number of issues, only one of which has merit, and upon which we grant relief.

Lowman was convicted of, among other felonies, committing a lewd and lascivious *1211assault on a child under the age of sixteen, a violation of section 800.04(1), Florida Statutes (1995). Lowman asserts, and the State concedes, that the victim was sixteen, rather than under the age of…