People v. Claggett

From a judgment of conviction of the criminal offense known as “the violation of the Corporate Securities Act” (Stats. 1917, p. 673, as variously amended), and from an order by which his motion for a new trial was denied, defendant has appealed to this court. He has also given notice of an appeal from an order “denying his motion in arrest of judgment”.

As far as is here material, it appears that defendant was a lessee of certain gold placer mines, and that in consideration of a certain sum of money by each of several different persons paid to defendant, by ah instrument in writing signed by…