Legal Opinion
Sims v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided June 14, 1991No. CR-89-342PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The appellant, Brad Haywood Sims, was convicted of distributing a controlled substance, cocaine, in violation of § 13A-12-211, Code of Alabama 1975. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The sentence was split, with three years to be served in prison and the remainder on probation. The instant appeal is the result of the appellant's second trial. The appellant's first trial ended in a mistrial with the jury unable to reach a verdict.
The evidence tended to show that as a result of a search warrant executed on the appellant's house, $360.00 in marked bills was discovered. These bills had been…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
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