State v. Guthmiller

MEIERHENRY, Justice.

[¶ 1.] A Pennington County jury convicted Dale Guthmiller (Guthmiller) of criminal pedophilia. He was also found to be a habitual offender. The trial court sentenced him to life in prison without parole. Guthmiller appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] Guthmiller, also known as Wrench, owned a motorcycle shop called ‘Wrench’s Repair.” Guthmiller hired acquaintance M.B. to organize the paperwork for the business. On July 9, 2001, M.B. arrived for her first day of work at approximately 8:30 a.m. She brought her four-year-old daughter R.B. to the shop…