State v. Voetberg

As president of the corporation, defendant stipulated that his company was “liable” for restitution to Chase Logging Company. Liability to pay can only arise from guilt. Thus, the company admitted the criminal conduct for which restitution is sought. Because the evidence in the record shows that defendant was the only corporate employe at the time of the illegal conduct, the trial court could conclude that defendant necessarily had admitted that he actually committed the acts constituting the crime. “An officer of a corporation can be held criminally responsible for an unlawful corporate act…