S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-1

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 22-16-1 - Homicide defined

Homicide is the killing of one human being, including an unborn child, by another. Homicide is either:

(1) Murder;

(2) Manslaughter;

(3) Excusable homicide;

(4) Justifiable homicide; or

(5) Vehicular homicide.

SDCL 22-16-1

SDC 1939, § 13.2001; SL 1985, ch 176; SL 1995, ch 122, § 10; SL 2005, ch 120, §150.