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SIMS v. STATE

No. CR79-74.

585 S.W.2d 924 (1979)

Ernest SIMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Arkansas, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 1.

September 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Achor, Public Defender, Little Rock, for appellant.

Steve Clark, Atty. Gen. by Catherine Anderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, for appellee.

FOGLEMAN, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of both burglary and theft of property (a misdemeanor) and was sentenced to imprisonment for 40 years in the state penitentiary for burglary1 and 12 months in the county jail for theft. On this appeal, he questions the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. Appellant contends that the circumstantial evidence was sufficient only to raise a suspicion of his guilt, but not...

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