Sims v. State

*439OPINION

By the Court,

Steffen, J.:

Appellant Anthony Edward Sims was convicted, pursuant to a jury verdict, of one count of grand larceny. Sims was also adjudged an habitual criminal and sentenced to a term of life without the possibility of parole. The primary issue Sims raises on appeal is whether his sentence is disproportionate to the crime and therefore violative of the Eighth Amendment’s proscription against cruel and unusual punishment. We conclude that Sims was fairly tried, convicted and sentenced and therefore affirm.

The instant grand larceny offense involved the unlawful taking of a…