People v. Bartlett

The State appeals the circuit court’s order dismissing four counts of a six-count indictment against defendant, David Bartlett. The indictment charged defendant with violating the Illinois Securities Law of 1953 (815 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 1994)) (the Act). On appeal, the State contends that the court erred in (1) dismissing counts I and II on the ground that the indictment failed to allege specifically that anyone relied on the allegedly false statements; and (2) dismissing counts III and IV on the ground that the indictment failed to allege that the "statement” defendant circulated was one…