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UNITED STATES v. JONES

Nos. 82-1458, 82-1464 and 82-1474.

712 F.2d 1316 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank E. JONES, James R. Jamerson, and Richard Eugene Webber, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 9, 1983.

Certiorari Denied November 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Burke, Jr., Kenneth R. Parker, Asst. U.S. Attys., Stephen L. Day, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Stephen K. Strong, David Allen, Allen R. Bentley, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Seattle, Wash., for defendants-appellants.

Before WRIGHT, CHOY and NELSON, Circuit Judges.

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This case presents several issues. Foremost among them is whether defendants' sale/leaseback transactions were "securities" within the meaning of the securities fraud statute, 15 U.S.C. § 77q. We hold that they were and affirm the convictions on all counts.

FACTS

In 1976, Jones brought Jamerson into Evergreen Investors, a trucking brokerage company that was experiencing financial difficulties. To alleviate Evergreen...

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