Racketeering and Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering Charges Dismissed in Hamilton County Criminal Court
Feb 07, 2020OUTCOME: Charges Dismissed
I was appointed in Hamilton County Criminal Court by Judge Greenholtz to represent one of over 50 alleged members of the Athens Park Bloods gang that had been charged by the Hamilton County District At ... torney General's Office with violation of Tennessee's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. I was able to obtain a reduced bond for my client that he could afford, but more importantly, the Court ultimately dismissed the Racketeering and Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering charges against my client, noting that the Tennessee RICO statute is narrower than its federal counterpart and that the presentment returned by the grand jury did not comply with the state statute. Since those were the only charges my client had in the presentment, he is eligible for free expungement of the charges.