STATE v. SWALVE

No. 23210.

692 N.W.2d 794 (2005)

2005 SD 17

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Lance M. SWALVE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided February 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence E. Long, Attorney General, Grant E. Gormley, Assistant Attorney General, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for plaintiff and appellee.

Philip R. Parent of Arneson, Issenhuth & Parent, L.L.P., Madison, South Dakota, Attorney for defendant and appellant.


SABERS, Justice.

Lance Swalve (Swalve) operated two auto dealerships in South Dakota. Swalve was charged and convicted of numerous counts of grand theft and failure to deliver title. Swalve appeals and we affirm.

Facts

Swalve operated two auto dealerships in Watertown and Arlington: Kneips of Watertown and Kneips GMC. When purchasing vehicles from these businesses, customers would commonly trade-in vehicles that had outstanding liens on them and...

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