Legal Opinion
Sims v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 14, 2012No. A12A1142PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Presiding Judge.
A Henry County jury found Thomas Lincoln Sims guilty of two counts of child molestation,1 and the trial court denied his motion for new trial. In the first appearance of this case on appeal, we rejected several claims of error raised by Sims and affirmed his convictions, but remanded the case to the trial court for a hearing on his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. See Sims v. State, 296 Ga. App. 368, 371-372 (3) (674 SE2d 392) (2009) (“Sims I").2 On remand, the trial court, after conducting an evidentiary hearing, concluded that Sims could not succeed on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- State v. GardnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Martinez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
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