Legal Opinion
State v. Ventling
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 21, 1990No. 16609PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SABERS, Justice.
Lawrence Ventling (Ventling) appeals his conviction for the offense of compounding a felony under SDCL 22-11-10. We reverse.
FACTS
In February 1988, Ventling entered into an option to purchase three mining claims owned by Anna Marie Ferguson (Ferguson) and her son. Ventling paid the owners $500 for the option which he could exercise by an additional payment of $5,500. As part of the option, the owners agreed that Ventling could remove “samples” of rose quartz from the mines for testing.
During the spring of 1988, Ventling removed a large quantity of rose quartz from the mines.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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