South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-16-6 — Anger or voluntary intoxication not reducing degree of crime.

South Dakota § 22-16-6
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 22CRIMES
Ch. 22-15HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-6 (2026).

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Homicide committed with a design to effect death is not the less murder because the perpetrator was in a state of anger or voluntary intoxication at the time.

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Related

State v. Bittner
359 N.W.2d 121 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1984)
46 case citations
State v. Owen
2007 SD 21 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2007)
26 case citations

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.2009.

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