Watson v. State

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

James G. Watson and Brenda E Watson, husband and wife, appeal from a Muscogee County jury’s verdict finding them guilty as parties to the crime of two counts of violation of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), OCGA § 16-14-1 et seq., stemming from their joint operation of two businesses, Jak’s Pawn Shop and Check Cashers, in Columbus, Georgia. We affirm their convictions.

As in many RICO actions, the record in this case is large, consisting of seven volumes of testimony and hundreds of pages of exhibits. Accordingly, we will address only those…