State v. Sprecher

AMUNDSON, Justice.

[¶ 1.] State appeals from an order denying Beadle County restitution as a victim of a crime. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

[¶ 2.] In 1978, Joel Sprecher began operating a hog confinement operation in Beadle County. The operation consisted of three hog buildings, an office, and a sewage lagoon and covered tén acres of land. In 1980, Sprecher incorporated the operation. Thirteen years later, the corporation was administratively dissolved and Sprecher ceased to maintain the buildings and lagoon. The buildings fell into disrepair, creating a public nuisance. Beadle County…