Legal Opinion
Sims v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided October 8, 2015No. CR-15-153PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCourtney Hudson Goodson, Associate Justice
11Appellant Brian Elam Sims appeals the order entered by the Pulaski County Circuit Court denying his petition for postcon-viction relief pursuant to Rule 37.1 of the Arkansas Rules of Criminal Procedure. For reversal, Sims contends that the circuit court erred in rejecting his seven claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and by denying his petition without a hearing. We affirm on all issues.
I. Factual Background
The prosecuting attorney in Pulaski County charged Sims with the offenses of first-degree murder, second-degree battery, and aggravated assault. Sims’s first trial ended in a…
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