South Dakota Statutes
§ 16-18-15 — Attorney not to maintain unjustified actions or defenses--Criminal defense excepted.
South Dakota § 16-18-15
This text of South Dakota § 16-18-15 (Attorney not to maintain unjustified actions or defenses--Criminal defense excepted.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 16-18-15 (2026).
Text
It is the duty of an attorney and counselor at law to counsel or maintain no other actions, proceedings, or defenses than those which appear to him legal and just, except the defense of a person charged with a public offense.
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Related
State v. Peterson
266 N.W.2d 103 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1978)
Christians v. Young
(D. South Dakota, 2024)
Webb v. Berryhill
(D. South Dakota, 2018)
Legislative History
PolC 1877, ch 18, § 4, subdiv 2; CL 1887, § 465, subdiv 2; RPolC 1903, § 697, subdiv 2; RC 1919, § 5262 (2); Supreme Court Rule 13, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.1201 (2).
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1-1
Supreme Court districts.§ 16-1-2.2
Form of retention ballot.§ 16-1-3
§ 16-1-3§ 16-1-4
Repealed§ 16-1-9
Term of Supreme Court--Places.§ 16-10-1
Repealed§ 16-10-2.1
, 16-10-2.2§ 16-10-3
Repealed§ 16-10-5
§ 16-10-5Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 16-18-15, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/16-18-15.