Hafner v. Leapley, 520 N.W.2d 252 (S.D. 1994)

Cases | Hafner v. Leapley, 520 N.W.2d 252 (S.D. 1994) | 2018

The defendant pled guilty to one count of second degree rape. The defendant’s sentence was suspended on several conditions, including that he pay $5000 to the board of county commissioners for compensation to a county victim assistant. On appeal, the defendant claimed that the trial court lacked authority to order him to pay compensation to the county victim assistant. The supreme court affirmed the order. The $5000 was not restitution, but rather a condition attached to a suspended sentence pursuant to S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-27-18.