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Sims v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 9, 1998No. A98A1470PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beasley, Judge.

William James Sims, Jr. was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2)), aggravated assault with intent to murder (OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (1)), aggravated battery (OCGA § 16-5-24), and two counts of cruelty to children (OCGA § 16-5-70 (b)) arising out of his attempt to kill the mother of his children with a knife. He was sentenced to 20 years confinement for aggravated assault and 20 years confinement for aggravated battery to be served concurrently. The court merged the count of aggravated assault with intent to murder and the count of aggravated…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  4. Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. McClellan v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  2. Mosby v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2017
  3. Kennedy v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  4. Alexander v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  5. Walden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011

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