LAWTON COHEN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Appellant Lawton Cohen appeals his second-degree felony fleeing and misdemeanor reckless driving convictions. We address his insufficiency of the evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel arguments, and affirm for the reasons explained herein.

Background

Appellant rammed his vehicle through a security gate and entered Port Everglades. A fifteen-minute police chase ensued, during which Appellant ran a red light, drove over sidewalks, crossed over medians, jumped over curbs, and zigzagged across roads. At one point, Appellant crossed four lanes of traffic, nearly hitting two civilian…