Mims v. the State.

Summary

The court affirmed Mims's convictions for the murder-related offenses but reversed her conviction for theft by bringing stolen property into the state. It held that the theft count should have been severed because it was not similar to or part of the same conduct as the murder-related offenses, and counsel's failure to seek severance prejudiced Mims as to that count. The court rejected Mims's remaining ineffective-assistance claims and held that her absence from the remand hearing did not violate due process because her presence would not have remedied the deficiencies underlying those claims.