Baron v. State

Jerrold Baron filed this petition alleging ineffective assistance of his appellate counsel on multiple grounds. Included in his claims was an argument that appellate counsel should have raised on direct appeal a double jeopardy challenge to his dual convictions and sentences for leaving *980the scene of an accident with death (count 2) and DUI manslaughter-leaving the scene of an accident (count 6). We grant the petition as to this claim, and deny relief on the others.

Baron pled guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, tampering with evidence, and giving a false report to law enforcement. In…