South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-29-18 — Sufficiency of evidence for conviction
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 29: Perjury And False Official Statements, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-29-18
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.
It is sufficient for a conviction of any offense under this chapter that a finding of guilt is based upon admissible evidence. No minimum number of witnesses is required. In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence of a conviction under this chapter, the court shall only consider whether there is evidence in the record which, if believed by the trier of fact, is sufficient to sustain a finding of guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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