Legal Opinion
Hicks v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 3, 2012No. A12A0998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Chief Judge.
A DeKalb County jury found Darryl Hicks guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity in violation of the Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act1 and nine counts of violating the Georgia Securities Act of 1973.2 Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, *780Hicks appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient, that the trial court erred in denying his plea in bar and his motion for a mistrial, and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. FormanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Goodwin v. Cruz-PadilloSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
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