Burford v. State

Basil Burford petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise one issue of fundamental error. We agree and grant the petition.

While fleeing from an officer attempting to make a traffic stop, the petitioner ran through a red light where his vehicle collided with a pickup truck, killing the other driver. He was convicted of one count of manslaughter by culpable negligence, vehicular homicide, and fleeing a law enforcement officer. On direct appeal, we affirmed his manslaughter conviction; however, we remanded for the trial…