South Dakota Statutes

§ 23A-25-2 — Duty to receive law laid down by court.

South Dakota § 23A-25-2
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 23ACRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 23A-23JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-25-2 (2026).

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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)
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Legislative History

SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3629; SDCL, § 23-44-21; SL 1978, ch 178, § 308.

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