State v. Hodge

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is a criminal action in which the defendant is charged with selling securities without having registered them with the securities commissioner as required by K. S. A. 17-1255, and with failure to register as a broker-dealer in connection with the sale of such securities as required by K. S. A. 17-1254. Appeal has been duly perfected by the defendant from a conviction on., each count.

The underlying question is whether the appellant was engaged in selling securities.

The state charged that Thomas C. Hodge (defendant-appellant) sold a…