Legal Opinion
Johnny Edward Sims v. Gary Livesay, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1992No. 91-5757PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
The State of Tennessee appeals the District Court’s order granting the writ of habeas corpus to Johnny Edward Sims. Sims is currently serving a life sentence plus five years after having been convicted by a jury for murdering his wife, Shirley Sims, and for employing a firearm in the commission of a felony. The District Court, Judge Thomas Hull, determined that Sims was denied effective assistance of counsel as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment. We agree with Judge Hull that Sims’ trial counsel failed to meet the requirements of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668,104…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Keeney v. Tamayo-ReyesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- William Blackburn v. Dale FoltzCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Marshall v. FowlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by107 opinions
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- William J. O'Hara III v. John T. Wigginton Wayne Dunn Al C. Parke and Fred CowanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Jeffrey D. Lundgren v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Alton Coleman v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Harold McQueen Jr. v. Gene Scroggy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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