South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-16-39 — Incapability of suicide no defense.

South Dakota § 22-16-39
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 22CRIMES
Ch. 22-15HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-39 (2026).

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It is no defense to a prosecution for aiding suicide that the person who committed or attempted to commit suicide was not a person deemed capable of committing crime.

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Related

State v. Grooms
186 N.W.2d 889 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1971)
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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.1903 as enacted by SL 1968, ch 31, § 1.

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