SIMS v. STATE

No. 5819.

491 S.W.2d 583 (1973)

Richard Monroe SIMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Howard, of Howard, Howard & Howard, Little Rock, for appellant.

James Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., by Frank B. Newell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

According to the State's proof, four men, one of whom was armed with a pistol, robbed the Rosedale Drug Store in Little Rock on January 24, 1972. Two of the men, Tommy Stacker and the appellant Sims, were tried jointly. Sims was found guilty and, as a habitual offender, was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment. A mistrial was declared with respect to Stacker, the jury being unable to agree upon a verdict.

Sims first complains of the...

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