South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-16-5 — Premeditated design to effect the death defined
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 16: Homicide And Suicide, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-16-5
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
The term, premeditated design to effect the death, means an intention, purpose, or determination to kill or take the life of the person killed, distinctly formed and existing in the mind of the perpetrator before committing the act resulting in the death of the person killed. A premeditated design to effect death sufficient to constitute murder may be formed instantly before committing the act.
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