State v. Puckett

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is a direct appeal in a criminal action in which the defendant, Floyd Calvin Puckett, was convicted of twenty-one counts alleging violations of the Kansas Securities Acts (K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 17-1252 et seq.). The securities involved fractional interests in oil and gas leases. The defendant appealed to the Court of Appeals which affirmed in part and reversed in part in a published opinion, State v. Puckett, 6 Kan. App. 2d 688, 634 P.2d 144 (1981). The Supreme Court granted review on the petition of the State.

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