Redford v. State

Ellington, Chief Judge.

A Douglas County jury found Julian Redford guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of acquiring control of money through a pattern of racketeering activity in violation of OCGA § 16-14-4 (a), 1 based on multiple predicate acts of forgery in the first degree. Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, Redford appeals, contending the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury, as he requested, on the offense of forgery in the first degree as a lesser-included offense of racketeering. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

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