1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ga.
  4. 259 Ga.
  5. 259 Ga. 807 (1990)
 

GAITHER v. SIMS

S89A0372.

259 Ga. 807 (1990)

387 S.E.2d 889

GAITHER v. SIMS.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 7, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Robert L. Sims, pro se.

HUNT, Justice.

The state appeals a finding by the habeas trial court that a 1973 guilty plea to murder and armed robbery was not knowing and voluntary. Related issues were raised by Sims in previous habeas petitions filed in 1975 and 1986. The habeas trial court refused to dismiss this petition as successive, held a hearing on the voluntariness issue, and, based on the scanty Boykin [v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (89 S.C. 1709...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases