Case Name: Gary ORTIZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2009-09-30
Citations: 19 So. 3d 434
Docket Number: No. 3D07-860
Parties: Gary ORTIZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before GERSTEN and CORTIÑAS, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 19
Pages: 434–435

Head Matter:
Gary ORTIZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D07-860.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Sept. 30, 2009.
Andrew F. Rier, Miami, for appellant.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Douglas J. Glaid, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before GERSTEN and CORTIÑAS, JJ., and SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The contentions raised on appeal were not preserved below and do not present fundamental error. Moreover, the allegations concerning the adequacy of trial counsel's representation do not fall within the exception to the rule that the issue is not cognizable on direct appeal. See Smith v. State, 998 So.2d 516, 522-523 (Fla.2008); Smith v. State, — So.3d -, 2009 WL 2777100 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009). The convictions and sentence are therefore affirmed without prejudice to an application for Rule 3.850 relief.
Affirmed.