South Dakota Statutes
§ 23A-26-3 — General verdict required--Special verdict permitted.
Except as provided in this section, jurors shall render a general verdict. Special verdicts are hereby abolished, except the verdicts of "guilty but mentally ill" and "not guilty by reason of insanity."
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Related
State v. Huth
334 N.W.2d 485 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1983)
Legislative History
Supreme Court Rule 405, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3661; SDCL, § 23-45-9; SL 1978, ch 178, § 321; SL 1983, ch 174, § 14.
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