Legal Opinion
State v. Lowther
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1989No. 15984PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WUEST, Chief Justice.
Defendant, Dean Lowther, appeals his conviction of second degree arson and burning to defraud an insurer, contrary to SDCL 22-33-21 and SDCL 22-33-4,2 respectively. We affirm.
On January 1, 1986, fire destroyed defendant’s mobile home located in Vermillion, South Dakota. A subsequent investigation by Deputy State Fire Marshall Darrell Fodness (Fodness) and Vermillion Fire Chief Doug Brunick (Brunick) determined the cause of the fire to be a small electric fan. During this investigation, defendant’s fire-damaged mobile home was searched, physical evidence was seized,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- State v. DokkenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by41 opinions
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