Legal Opinion
Raines v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 22, 1996No. A95A2375PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
J. M. “Mac” Raines was one of numerous individuals indicted by an Upson County grand jury under the Georgia Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), OCGA § 16-14-1 et seq. He was charged with two predicate acts, the minimum required for a RICO offense. OCGA § 16-14-3 (8). He was brought to trial with co-defendant Adams, who was charged with 24 predicate acts. After a two-week trial, the jury convicted both Adams and Raines. Raines’s motion for new trial was denied and he appeals. Because we find that the State failed to charge two separate predicate acts as…
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- State v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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