Legal Opinion
Sims v. Caldwell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 2, 1973No. 28354PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
James Sims appeals an order of the Tattnall County Superior Court dated August 3, 1973, denying his application for writ of habeas corpus and remanding him to the custody of the respondent. Held:
1. We affirm. In 1960 appellant was indicted and entered a plea of guilty in Spalding Superior Court to the offenses of rape, larceny of a motor vehicle, assault with intent to murder (one victim), assault with intent to murder (another victim), robbery (of one victim), and robbery (of another victim) for an aggregate sentence of 85 years. Appellant asserts error for failure of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Patterson v. CaldwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Fuller v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
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