Rowell v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Hillsborough County)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION LAMARK DEWAYNE ROWELL, Petitioner, v. Case No. 8:21-cv-2542-KKM-CPT SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ___________________________________ ORDER LaMark DeWayne Rowell, a Florida prisoner, timely1 filed a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his state-court conviction for sexual battery on a physically helpless person. (Doc. 1.) Having considered the petition, (id.), the response in opposition, (Doc. 15), and the reply, (Doc. 21), the petition is denied. Because…