State v. Sims

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Cleave Sims, from his convictions by a juiy in Sedgwick County, Kansas, of one count of first-degree felony murder, two counts of aggravated battery, and one count of criminal discharge of a firearm. In total, the trial court sentenced Cleave to life in prison plus a consecutive 60 months. Cleave appeals his convictions and sentences.

This is a drive-by shooting case. Cleave’s brother, Essex T. Sims, rode in the front passenger seat and did some of the shooting while Cleave drove the car. Many of the…