South Dakota Statutes
§ 23A-25-2 — Duty to receive law laid down by court.
South Dakota § 23A-25-2
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-25-2 (2026).
Text
Although jurors have the power to find a general verdict, which includes questions of law as well as of fact, they are bound, nevertheless, to receive as law that which is laid down as such by the court.
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Related
State v. Dale
360 N.W.2d 687 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1985)
Legislative History
SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3629; SDCL, § 23-44-21; SL 1978, ch 178, § 308.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 23A-25-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/23A-25-2.