Legal Opinion
People v. Mendenhall
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided August 13, 2015No. Court of Appeals 12CA1171PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE BERGER
1; Defendant, Michael Lee Mendenhall, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of seecurities fraud and theft.
2 One of the elements of securities fraud under the Colorado Securities Act (CSA) is that the defendant engaged in fraud in connection with a "security." $ 11-51-501, C.R.S. 2014. If there is no security, there cannot be securities fraud. The CSA defines "security" to include "any note." § 11-51-201(17), C.R.S. 2014. The principal issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court correctly instructed the jury that…
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