Legal Opinion
Brown v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 17, 1989No. A89A0404PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
Winston Brown was indicted for violation of the Georgia RICO Act. The predicate offenses which were alleged to support the indictment were murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and perjury. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict as to the alleged predicate offenses of aggravated battery and perjury. Brown appeals.
1. Under Georgia’s RICO Act, OCGA § 16-14-1 et seq., OCGA § 16-14-3 requires proof that the accused has committed two or more offenses of the type included in the RICO statutes, and proof that two or more offenses have…
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