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§ 22-16-37 — Aiding and abetting suicide--Felony.

South Dakota·Title 22 CRIMES·Ch. 22-15 HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE
Any person who intentionally in any manner advises, encourages, abets, or assists another person in taking or in attempting to take his or her own life is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

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State v. Goulding
2011 S.D. 25 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2011)
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Legislative History

SDC 1939, §§ 13.1902, 13.1903; SDCL, §

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