South Dakota Statutes
§ 22-16-8 — Lack of intent to injure not reducing degree of crime.
South Dakota § 22-16-8
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-8 (2026).
Text
Homicide perpetrated by an act imminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life, is not the less murder because there was no actual intent to injure others.
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Related
State v. Hoadley
2002 SD 109 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2002)
State v. Giroux
2004 SD 24 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2004)
Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 13.2007 (4); SL 2005, ch 120, § 157.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 22-16-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/22-16-8.