Bowler v. State

Shulman, Judge,

Appellant and two others purchased a Georgia corporation, Fidelity Trust Company (hereinafter Fidelity). Fidelity then entered the investment securities field, selling investment certificates. It was in connection with the operation of Fidelity that appellant was tried and convicted on a four-count indictment charging him with violations of the Georgia Securities Act of 1957. Enumerated as error are the denial of appellant’s motion for a directed verdict, denial of appellant’s motion to dismiss for improper venue, and the trial court’s action in sentencing appellant without a…