Carter v. State

OPINION

LUMPKIN, Judge:

This case deals extensively with the Oklahoma Corrupt Organizations Prevention Act (hereinafter “Act”, “RICO”, or “racketeering charge”), codified at sections 1401 through 1419 of Title 22. It presents a first-impression question of venue which occurs when both predicate acts and substantive charges — some which occurred in other counties — are filed in one court proceeding.

I

Appellant Jackie Louis Carter was tried before a Cleveland County jury pursuant to the venue provisions of the Act and convicted as follows: in CF-93-410, he was convicted of Grand Larceny in the…