South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-5-7 — Morbid propensity to commit crime
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 5: Defenses, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-5-7
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.
A morbid propensity to commit prohibited acts existing in the mind of a person who is not shown to have been incapable of knowing the wrongfulness of such acts forms no defense to a prosecution therefor.
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