Linear Harden v. State of Florida

The defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for grand theft over $100,000. He raises a single issue, with multiple subparts, of ineffective assistance of counsel. “Generally, claims of ineffective assistance of counsel are not cognizable on direct appeal.” Gould v. State, 137 So.3d 524, 524 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). “An exception exists ‘only in the rare case where both prongs of Strickland — the error and the prejudice — are manifest in the record.’ ” Id. (emphasis added) (footnote omitted) (quoting Boyd v. State, 45 So.3d 557, 560 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010)). This exception is rarely applicable…