State v. McVay, 612 N.W.2d 572 (S.D. 2000)

Cases | State v. McVay, 612 N.W.2d 572 (S.D. 2000) | 2018

The defendant was convicted of furnishing an alcoholic beverage to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Though the defendant was acquitted of the same charged involving another minor, the trial court ordered the defendant to pay restitution for the minor’s medical bills. On appeal, the defendant claimed that the minor was not a victim of her crime. The court affirmed the order on the basis that it was a condition attached to a suspended sentence rather than restitution. The court’s authority to impose conditions is limited only to the extent that the conditions must be reasonable and legal. The ordering of payment was reasonable, legal, and agreed to by the defendant.