State of Tennessee v. Eric Sims

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs December 6, 2011 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ERIC SIMS Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court of Shelby County No. 0806973 W. Otis Higgs, Judge No. W2011-00678-CCA-R3-CD - Filed March 30, 2012 The Defendant, Eric Sims, was convicted by a Shelby County jury of two counts of aggravated robbery, a Class B felony. The trial court sentenced the Defendant as a standard offender to eight years on each conviction to be served concurrently. The Defendant filed an untimely notice of appeal, raising three issues: (1) whether the…