Legal Opinion

State v. Kershner

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided November 21, 1990No. 64,500PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Elliott, J.:

Defendant Gary Kershner appeals from two convictions of engaging in business as a broker-dealer without being registered (K.S.A. 17-1254[a]) and two convictions of selling or offering for sale unregistered securities (K.S.A. 17-1255).

We affirm.

Kershner ran the business activities of Amhawk, Inc., a Kansas corporation which sold seasonings and distributorships. Kershner was involved in the sale of Amhawk securities. Amhawk incurred rather heavy indebtedness, so Kershner decided to organize a new corporation called Country Kettle in order to have a clean corporation from which to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. State v. PuckettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1982
  4. People v. DempsterMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
  5. State v. HolleySupreme Court of Kansas · 1986

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. CasperTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. AndresenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
  3. Trivectra v. UshijimaHawaii Supreme Court · 2006
  4. In Re KershnerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1992
  5. State v. RibadeneiraCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1991

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