South Dakota Statutes
§ 23A-22-8 — Corroboration of accomplice's testimony required for conviction.
South Dakota § 23A-22-8
This text of South Dakota § 23A-22-8 (Corroboration of accomplice's testimony required for conviction.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-22-8 (2026).
Text
A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless it is corroborated by other evidence which tends to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense. The corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense, or the circumstances thereof.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3636; SDCL, § 23-44-10; SL 1978, ch 178, § 284.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 23A-22-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/23A-22-8.