South Dakota Statutes
§ 22-16-39 — Incapability of suicide no defense.
South Dakota § 22-16-39
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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-39 (2026).
Text
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)
Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 13.1903 as enacted by SL 1968, ch 31, § 1.
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South Dakota § 22-16-39, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/22-16-39.