State v. Jones
Annotate this CaseDefendant pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated incest and four counts of abusing his children. Defendant was sentenced to a total of forty-seven years imprisonment and ordered to pay the Department of Social Services $19,555 for counseling and treatment costs incurred in caring for the children. Defendant appealed from the reimbursement order, contending that the Department was not statutorily entitled to the reimbursement order because it was not a victim of Defendant’s crimes. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that, even if the Department did not qualify as a victim under S.D. Codified Laws 23A-28-2(5), Defendant was still responsible for paying the entirety of his victims’ treatment costs under S.D. Codified Laws 23A-28-12.
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