Smolen v. State

JOANOS, Judge.

This is an appeal from an adjudication of guilt entered after a jury found appellant guilty of lewd and lascivious assault upon a child. Appellant raised six points on appeal. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

As first point for review, appellant alleges inadequate assistance of court-appointed counsel. Since “an allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel may not be raised for the first time on direct appeal,” Wright v. State, 428 So.2d 746, 749 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983), we find it unnecessary to address this issue. Appellant may present this claim in a motion for…