People v. Mancha

Opinion

TAMURA, J.

Defendant and his wife were indicted on 48 counts of selling real property securities in violation of the Real Property Securities Dealers Act (Bus. & Prof. Code, 1 § 10237 et seq.) (24 counts were for violations of § 10238.3 2 and 24 counts for violations of § 10237.4), 3 24 counts of grand theft and 1 count of conspiracy to commit grand theft and to violate the Act. Defendant was also alleged to have suffered a prior felony conviction for conspiracy to commit grand theft. The indictment was subsequently dismissed in its entirety as to defendant’s wife and 13 of the grand…