State v. Andresen

Opinion

KATZ, J.

The primary issue in this appeal is whether a defendant charged with selling unregistered securities under the criminal provisions of the Connecticut Uniform Securities Act (CUSA), now General Statutes §§ 36b-2 to 36b-33,1 has the burden of persuasion on *315the issue of whether the securities were exempt from registration. The defendant, Constance Andresen,2 was convicted of five counts of selling unregistered securities in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 36b-16.3 On appeal, the defendant concedes that the securi*316ties were not registered, but contends that there was *317i…