South Dakota Statutes
§ 19-19-703 — Bases of opinion testimony by experts.
South Dakota § 19-19-703
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-19-703 (2026).
Text
An expert may base an opinion on facts or data in the case that the expert has been made aware of or personally observed. If experts in the particular field would reasonably rely on those kinds of facts or data in forming an opinion on the subject, they need not be admissible for the opinion to be admitted. But if the facts or data would otherwise be inadmissible, the proponent of the opinion may disclose them to the jury only if their probative value in helping the jury evaluate the opinion substantially outweighs their prejudicial effect.
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Related
State v. Hernandez
989 N.W.2d 525 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2023)
Legislative History
SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 703); SL 2011, ch 236 (Supreme Court Rule
Nearby Sections
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§ 19-1-1
Repealed§ 19-1-3
Attorney as witness.§ 19-1-4
Repealed§ 19-11-1
§ 19-11-1§ 19-12-1
§ 19-12-1§ 19-12-10
§ 19-12-10§ 19-12-11
§ 19-12-11§ 19-12-12
§ 19-12-12§ 19-12-13
§ 19-12-13§ 19-12-14
§ 19-12-14§ 19-12-15
§ 19-12-15§ 19-12-2
§ 19-12-2§ 19-12-3
§ 19-12-3§ 19-12-4
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 19-19-703, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/19-19-703.