People v. Curtis

Mr. Presiding Justice Taylor

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, Fred W. Curtis, was found guilty in the municipal court on an information charging him with a violation of the Illinois Securities Law [Cahill’s Ill. St. ch. 32, ¶¶ 254-296], and was sentenced to pay a fine of $2,000 and costs. To review that judgment, this writ of error is prosecuted.

The information, filed June 5, 1922, recites that Curtis on April 29, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois, “did unlawfully sell and offer for sale securities, as defined in and by the Illinois Security Law,” as class “D” securities, without…