Wiles v. State

In his petitions filed under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(d), Lorenzo Wiles raises five grounds alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. We grant the amended petition as to ground one, and we deny the remaining grounds raised in the petitions without comment.

Following a jury trial, Wiles was convicted of violating the Florida RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization) Act, conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, and trafficking in cocaine. The trial court sentenced Wiles to concurrent terms of twenty-five years for each…