Case Name: Pedro S. CORREA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1985-06-19
Citations: 471 So. 2d 197
Docket Number: No. 85-890
Parties: Pedro S. CORREA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: DOWNEY, HERSEY and HURLEY, JJ„ concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 471
Pages: 197–198

Head Matter:
Pedro S. CORREA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 85-890.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
June 19, 1985.
Robert D. Jones of Fuchs & Jones, Royal Palm Beach, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Although the defendant's petition for post-conviction relief contains a passing reference to ineffective assistance of counsel, we conclude that the issue of ineffective assistance of counsel at trial was not properly placed before the trial court. See Strickland v. Washington, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984); Knight v. State, 394 So.2d 997 (Fla.1981). Furthermore, since all of the errors listed in the defendant's petition either were or could have been raised on direct appeal, they are not cognizable through collateral attack. See Smith v. State, 445 So.2d 323 (Fla.1983), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 104 S.Ct. 2671, 81 L.Ed.2d 375 (1984). Accordingly, the denial of defendant's petition without an evidentiary hearing is
AFFIRMED.
DOWNEY, HERSEY and HURLEY, JJ" concur.