United States v. Jerry Wayne Sims, A/K/A "Silver"

Defendant was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment for his involvement in an automobile theft ring. The trial court denied appellant’s motion for a new trial, and appellant suggests three bases for reversal on appeal. First, because appellant’s co-conspirators/co-defendants agreed “to testify truthfully” against defendant in exchange for more lenient treatment, appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting the terms of the plea bargain agreement into evidence. Secondly, appellant contends that certain statements he made to a government agent during interrogation…