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906 So. 2d 330

Soloman v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 2005-07-06

Relies on 695 So. 2d 872 - Caison v. State · 716 So. 2d 829 - Mizell v. State · Shea v. State

Decided 2005-07-06

PER CURIAM.

¶1Cazu Soloman was convicted and sentenced for first degree murder after a jury trial. On appeal, he raises three issues; we, however, address only one. For various reasons, Soloman claims that his trial counsel was ineffective. This claim is not cognizable on direct appeal because Solo-man’s right to relief is not apparent on the face of the record before us.1See Mizell v. State, 716 So.2d 829, 830 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998); Caison v. State, 695 So.2d 872 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997).

¶2Finding no merit to the remaining issues raised on this appeal, we affirm.

¶3. Our affirmance in this regard, however, is without prejudice to Soloman raising these claims in any appropriate post-conviction motion. See Burgess v. State, 884 So.2d 453 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004).

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