South Dakota Statutes
§ 22-16-20 — Manslaughter in the second degree.
South Dakota § 22-16-20
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-20 (2026).
Text
Any reckless killing of one human being, including an unborn child, by the act or procurement of another which, under the provisions of this chapter, is neither murder nor manslaughter in the first degree, nor excusable nor justifiable homicide, is manslaughter in the second degree. Manslaughter in the second degree is a Class 4 felony.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, §§ 13.2016, 13.2023; SDCL, § 22-16-29; SL 1968, ch 32; SL 1976, ch 158, §
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South Dakota § 22-16-20, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/22-16-20.