South Dakota statute
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.
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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