Legal Opinion

State v. Sims

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 11, 1995PublishedCited by 106 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WELLES, Judge.

This is an appeal as of right from a conviction on a jury verdict of especially aggravated robbery. The trial court sentenced the Defendant to thirty-five (35) years in the Department of Correction. The Defendant brings two issues in this appeal. His first issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to convict him of especially aggravated robbery. His second issue is whether the trial court erred in its application of statutory enhancement factors to calculate the Defendant’s sentence. We modify the conviction to aggravated robbery and remand for sentencing.

The victim…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. TuggleTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
  2. State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  3. State v. GraceTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Liakas v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
  5. State v. PappasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987

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3Cited by106 opinions

  1. State v. ImfeldTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Sallee v. BarrettTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
  3. State v. ZongeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  4. State of Tennessee v. Michael Farmer and Anthony ClarkTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Steppach v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2011

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