Legal Opinion
People v. Dempster
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 3, 1976No. 55703, (Calendar No. 13)PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKavanagh, C. J.
Defendants were convicted of selling unregistered securities in violation of the Uniform Securities Act, MCLA 451.701; MSA 19.776(301) in a 1971 bench trial in Detroit Recorder’s Court, and defendant Phyllis Dempster was sentenced to a term of imprisonment. The convictions were affirmed by the Court of Appeals.
Three issues are presented on appeal in this Court: (1) Whether the securities were exempt as "commercial paper” from the registration provisions of the statute? (2) Whether the statute impermissibly places the burden of proof on a defendant to prove an exemption? (3) Whether the "com…
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- United States v. WiltbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
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