1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ga.
  4. 265 Ga.
  5. 265 Ga. 35 (1995)
 

SIMS v. STATE

S94A1225.

265 Ga. 35 (1995)

SIMS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 20, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brooks S. Franklin, for appellant.

J. Tom Morgan, District Attorney, Thomas S. Clegg, Barbara B. Conroy, Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Marla-Deen Brooks, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

FLETCHER, Justice.

Edward James Sims was sentenced to life imprisonment for the shooting death of Lymus Pettaway.1 We affirm.

The grand jury indicted Sims for malice murder (Count 1), felony murder with aggravated assault as the underlying felony (Count 2), felony murder with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon as the underlying felony (Count 3), aggravated assault (Count 4), and possession of a firearm by a convicted...

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