People v. La France

The defendant was convicted on two counts of an information charging him with grand theft in defrauding the owner of certain shares of securities, and of another count accusing him of dealing in and selling securities without having procured a permit therefor from the commissioner of corporations, contrary to the Corporate Securities Act of California. From the judgment which was accordingly rendered against him and from the order denying a new trial this appeal was perfected.

It is contended the verdicts and judgments are not supported by the evidence as to any of the three counts, and that…