Opinion ID: 1557127
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Failure to defend against double jeopardy.

Text: ¶ 42. Next, Parker argues ineffective assistance based on the trial counsel's failure to defend Parker against double jeopardy. Parker avers that he was convicted of capital murder, and that this, along with his conviction for possession of a firearm on school property, somehow implicates the Double Jeopardy Clause of the federal and state constitutions. As discussed above, we find this argument to be without merit. ¶ 43. The record is clear that Parker was charged with and convicted of deliberate-design murder, as evinced by the language in the indictment and the jury instructions. Therefore, Parker's possession of a firearm on school property was not a lesser-included offense, because Parker was not charged with or convicted of capital murder. Parker was charged with and convicted of three separate crimes that required different facts and different elements of proof. See Miss.Code Ann. §§ 97-3-19, 97-3-7(2)(b) and 97-37-17 (Rev. 2006). Thus, Parker was not subjected to double jeopardy, and failing to defend against such in this case does not constitute deficient performance under prong one of Strickland.