Godinez v. State

Ineffective assistance of appellate counsel and the need for consistency in outcomes brings this case back to us through a successful petition for writ of habeas corpus. Godinez v. State, 192 So.3d 1289 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). Our decision in de la Osa v. State, 158 So.3d 712 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) dictates the outcome. We reverse.

The State charged the defendant and seventeen others “with crimes arising from a large-scale scheme to sell adulterated prescription drugs to wholesale distributors. [He] was charged with racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and organized scheme to defraud. To…