People v. Coster
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LILLIE, J.
By felony complaint defendant was charged with nine counts of grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. 1), nine counts of unlawful sales of unqualified securities (Corp. Code, §§ 25110, 25540), and nine counts of unlawful sales of securities through misrepresentation (Corp. Code, §§ 25401, 25540). The securities allegedly consisted of installment notes bearing interest and providing for payment of a percentage of the gross income generated by defendant’s business. The magistrate dismissed the 18 counts charging unlawful sales of securities on the ground that the notes are not…
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