Haupt v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Reginald C. (“Bubba”) Haupt was convicted of two counts of making an untrue statement of material fact in connection with an offer for the sale of securities and five counts of omission of a material fact in connection with such an offer to sell in violation of the Georgia Securities Act of 1973 (the “Act”), OCGA § 10-5-12 (a) (1) and (2) (B), respectively. Haupt appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the indictment to allege securities fraud and the Act’s applicability to the “investment contracts” at issue, the trial court’s charge to the jury, the…