Legal Opinion
People v. Graham
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 24, 1985No. Crim. 13834PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WIENER, J.
Lawrence E. Graham appeals from the judgment entered on a jury verdict convicting him of a single count of violating the Corporate Securities Law of 1968. (Corp. Code, §§ 25000 et seq., 25540.) 1 The jury found Graham made a public offer to sell an unqualified security under section 25110. 2 Graham contends the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. We disagree and affirm the judgment.
Factual and Procedural Background
Robert Chapek, a modern day alchemist and Graham’s codefendant at trial, wished to promote a “Midas” machine purportedly capable of extracting gold…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,748 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Glenn W. Turner Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,710 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Koscot Interplanetary, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
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