Jean v. State

A jury convicted the defendant of trafficking in oxycodone (fourteen grams or more, but less than twenty-eight grams) and possession of cocaine. The defendant raises several arguments on appeal. We affirm. We choose to address only his argument that his trial counsel was ineffective on the face of the record. See McClatchet v. State, 23 So.3d 861, 862 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009) (ineffective assistance of trial counsel will be addressed on direct appeal only when the facts giving rise to the claim are apparent on the face of the record) (citation omitted).

We agree with the defendant that his trial…