Byron Coffie v. State

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2011 BYRON COFFIE, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D09-3175 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed March 11, 2011. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Seminole County, Marlene M. Alva, Judge. Jonathan Edward Rose of Samaan & Rose, Orlando, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Pamela J. Koller, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Byron Coffie raises the issue of ineffective assistance of trial counsel in this direct appeal. Generally, ineffective assistance of counsel is not a cognizable claim on direct appeal. See Blanco v. Wainwright, 507 So. 2d 1377 (Fla. 1987). Therefore, the judgment and sentence are affirmed without prejudice to the appellant to raise the issue by way of a timely motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. AFFIRMED. LAWSON, EVANDER and JACOBUS, JJ., concur.

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