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SDCL § 22-16-6 — Anger or voluntary intoxication not reducing degree of crime

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 § 22-16-6

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.

SDCL § 22-16-6Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Homicide committed with a design to effect death is not the less murder because the perpetrator was in a state of anger or voluntary intoxication at the time.

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