Sims v. State

Sims was indicted for the murder of Will Steve Shaw; was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary.

He says the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict. According to the evidence of the State, he killed Shaw in cold blood by shooting him with a shotgun at a time when he was in no personal dang'er whatever, real or apparent, at the hands of Shaw. According to appellant’s testimony he killed Shaw in self-defénse. This was purely a question of fact for decision by the jury. It accepted the evidence of the State, and that evidence amply supports the…