South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-25-2 — Duty to receive law laid down by court
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 25: Jury Instructions And Deliberations, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-25-2
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.
Although jurors have the power to find a general verdict, which includes questions of law as well as of fact, they are bound, nevertheless, to receive as law that which is laid down as such by the court.
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