Mac Hung and Brian Steel ARE ... Hard Justice. Now available on video.

Nope, they're not the names from the Buckhead Cinema's marquee, God rest its soul. Justice gets served Hung-style on Oct. 9 as the state Supreme Court justices mount the dais to hear a long, hard hour's worth of oral arguments involving two of the most pornlicious names ever uttered on Mitchell Street. (I'm out of double entendres.) File this under "I'm-going-to-hell-for-finding-humor-in-a-murder-case-but-I-can't-resist" ...

HUNG V. THE STATE (S07A1679)

In this Fulton County appeal, the attorney for Mac The Hung* is asking the Georgia Supreme Court to send the case back to the trial court for a hearing on the issue of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and on his motion for a new trial. Hung has been in prison since 2001 when he was sentenced to serve life plus 50 years for the malice murder of Thao Nguyen.

At trial, Hung was represented by Janet Willy of the Fulton County public defender’s office. At his hearing on his motion for new trial, he was represented by Carl Greenburg, also of the public defender’s office. The motion for new trial, which was denied, did not raise Ms. Willy’s ineffectiveness at trial. Hung’s family then hired Brian Steel, who filed an amended notice of appeal and is Hung’s current attorney.

*Yes, we know Mac The Hung is Asian and not Mac "The" Hung.