Legal Opinion

Sims v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 6, 2005No. A05A0191PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Phipps, Judge.

Nathaniel Woodfen Sims was convicted of cruelty to children for maliciously causing W. F. cruel physical pain by hitting her body with a belt, causing scarring on her arms, legs, and buttocks between the dates of January 1, 2000, and March 26, 2003. His motion for new trial was denied. Pro se on appeal, Sims contends that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction, that the trial court failed to order the state to furnish all items contained in his discovery request, that the trial court deprived him of his right to cross-examine a witness, that the trial judge was…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
  3. Lajara v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  4. State v. HeathSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  5. State v. DickersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jaheni v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. Spencer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Anthony Mates Collins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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