Case Name: Walter Lee MERRITT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-04-12
Citations: 429 So. 2d 782
Docket Number: No. 82-616
Parties: Walter Lee MERRITT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before HENDRY, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 429
Pages: 782–782

Head Matter:
Walter Lee MERRITT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 82-616.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 12, 1983.
Walter Lee Merritt, in pro. per.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Paul Mendel-son, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before HENDRY, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The judgment and sentence are AFFIRMED. Generally, the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is a matter that must first be presented to the trial court. State v. Barber, 301 So.2d 7 (Fla.1974); Walker v. State, 399 So.2d 374 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). The single recognized exception to the general rule is not applicable here. See Washington v. State, 419 So.2d 1100, 1100 n. 3 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982) discussing Foster v. State, 387 So.2d 344 (Fla.1980).