County, which was named as a defendant only in count I of the verified complaint, and therefore, as to Bay County, this defense was waived. As a general rule, an appellate court cannot address claims raised for the first time on appeal. See, e.g., Krasnick v. State, 780 So.2d 1045, 1046 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001)(deelining to consider state’s laches defense, raised for the first time on appeal). Although there are exceptions to this rule, the exceptions are not applicable in the instant case. See DM Records, Inc. v. Turnpike Commercial Plaza, Phase II, Condominium Ass’n, Inc., 894 So.2d 1030 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005)(explaining that sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment may be raised for the first time on appeal in a non-jury trial); Romage v. State, 890 So.2d 550 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005)(<HOLDING>); Bank One, N.A. v. Batronie, 884 So.2d 346
holding claims raised for first time on appeal will not be considered absent exceptional circumstances holding that claims based on an alleged violation of double jeopardy constitute fundamental error which absent a knowing and voluntary waiver may be raised for the first time on appeal holding that failure to prove an essential element of an offense does not constitute fundamental error which may be raised for the first time on appeal holding that claims which were not presented to the motion court cannot be raised for the first time on appeal recognizing in dicta the court of special appeals howell holding that double jeopardy claims may not be raised for the first time on appeal