State v. Olson-Lame, 624 N.W.2d 833 (S.D. 2001)

Cases | State v. Olson-Lame, 624 N.W.2d 833 (S.D. 2001) | 2018

The defendant fled the state after her arrest for numerous charges including possession of a motor vehicle stolen in Pennington County. The United State’s Marshals’ Service transported defendant to Pennington County and charged the county for its services. The defendant pled guilty to possession of a stolen motor vehicle and was ordered to reimburse the county for extradition costs. On appeal, the defendant claimed that the trial court erred in ordering her to pay extradition costs because the county was not a “victim” of her crime. The supreme court agreed that the trial court improperly awarded extradition costs as restitution to the county. However, it held that the award of extradition costs to the county was appropriate as an award of costs of the prosecution under S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-27-26.