Legal Opinion
Queen v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided November 15, 1968PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
Charles Queen was convicted of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in the sale of preorganizational stock certificates in a proposed corporation, in violation of KRS 292.320(1) (part of the Kentucky “Blue Sky” law), and his punishment was fixed at a fine of $5,000 and a jail sentence of six months, pursuant to KRS 292.991. Appealing, he raises numerous grounds of error, in several of which we find merit such as to require reversal.
The statute, KRS 292.320(1), is as follows:
“(1) It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Coplin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- Commonwealth v. Colonial Stores, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- Commonwealth v. DonoghueCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Ira Coleman Roberts, Billy O'Niel Hughes v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
- Gibson v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
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3Cited by11 opinions
- People v. BlairSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
- Arnett v. MeadeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
- Hennemeyer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
- State v. MartinSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1971
- Booth v. Verity, Inc.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2000
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