Legal Opinion

Sims v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 6, 1972No. 27067PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gunter, Justice.

The appellant was tried for murder and attempted armed robbery and found guilty by a jury. His motion for a new trial, as amended, was denied by the trial court. He has appealed.

The appellant’s contentions here relate solely to whether there was sufficient evidence for the jury to have found that the appellant had aided and abetted others in the commission of the murder and the attempted armed robbery, both of which in fact took place.

The appellant’s written statement, found by the trial judge to have been freely and voluntarily given in accordance with legal requirements, was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Partee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
  2. Wade v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Meeker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  3. Bradford v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. Fleming v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. Massey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

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