South Dakota Statutes
§ 22-16-1 — Homicide defined.
South Dakota § 22-16-1
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-1 (2026).
Text
Homicide is the killing of one human being, including an unborn child, by another. Homicide is either:
(1)Murder;
(2)Manslaughter;
(3)Excusable homicide;
(4)Justifiable homicide; or (5) Vehicular homicide.
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2003 SD 47 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2003)
State v. Waff
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State v. Gregg
405 N.W.2d 49 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1987)
Wilcox v. Leapley
488 N.W.2d 654 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1992)
State v. Vassar
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State v. Robert
2012 S.D. 60 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2012)
State v. Vargas
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 13.2001; SL 1985, ch 176; SL 1995, ch 122, § 10; SL 2005, ch 120, § 150.
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South Dakota § 22-16-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/22-16-1.