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SDCL § 23A-16-11 — Venue of homicide prosecution in county where fatal injury inflicted

Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Part of Chapter 16: Jurisdiction And Venue Of Offenses And Proceedings, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-16-11

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 § 23A-16-11Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
The venue of a prosecution for murder or manslaughter, when the injury which caused the death was inflicted in one county and the person injured dies in another county or out of state, is in the county where the injury was inflicted.

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