Legal Opinion

State v. Sims

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided November 19, 1981No. 43405PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJackson, C.J.

Appellant Ricardo Sims appeals his convictions for ag gravated robbery 1 and attempted murder. 2 Six errors are assigned for review.

The evidence adduced at trial against the accused included the eyewitness testimony of the victim, Georgia Anderson, and circumstantial evidence. Mrs. Anderson testified that at about 6:30 p.m., on March 19, 1979, a man entered the grocery store where she worked as a cashier. He bought a newspaper, walked to the back of the store “looking around,” and left. The appellant then entered the store; he was wearing a white stocking over his face, but the stocking did…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Raffel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  5. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. BroomOhio Supreme Court · 1988
  2. State v. BuellOhio Supreme Court · 1986
  3. State v. JacksonOhio Supreme Court · 1991
  4. State v. BerryOhio Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. State v. RammelUtah Supreme Court · 1986

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