SIMS v. STATE

S21A0874.

862 S.E.2d 534 (2021)

SIMS v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: August 24, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Henry Frier , P.O. Box 8783, Atlanta, Georgia 31106-8783, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Ashleigh Dene Headrick , Department of Law, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Ruth M. Pawlak , A.D.A., Fani T. Willis , District Attorney, Lyndsey Hurst Rudder , Deputy D.A., Fulton County District Attorney's Office, 136 Pryor Street, 4th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, for Appellee.


Dion Sims appeals his convictions for malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of Alan Watson.1 On appeal, Sims contends that the evidence presented at his trial was legally insufficient to support his conviction; that the State failed to prove venue; and that his trial counsel...

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