Supreme Court of Connecticut May 29, 2001, SC 16437 (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.