State v. Morrison

Appellant appeals from the sentence imposed following his plea of guilty to a violation of SDCL 41-8-17. Appellant’s sentence consisted of a fine of $500.00 and twelve months’ confinement in the county jail, eleven months of which were suspended.

On the date of the charged offense, November 14, 1981, SDCL 41-8-17 provided:

No person shall, nor shall one or more of a group of persons, together, throw or cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light on any highway, or in any field, pasture, woodland, forest, or prairie, wherein big game may be, or may reasonably be expected…