Homicide perpetrated by an act imminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life, is not the less murder because there was no actual intent to injure others.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-16-8
Lack of intent to injure not reducing degree of crime
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Hoadley (2002)
Most recently applied in State v. Giroux (February 2004)
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.2007 (4); SL 2005, ch 120, § 157.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.