Any person who, with the intent to promote or facilitate the commission of a crime, aids, abets, or advises another person in planning or committing the crime, is legally accountable, as a principal to the crime.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-3-3
Aiding, abetting or advising--Accountability as principal
Applied in 39 court decisions — leading case 438 F. Supp. 455 - Zemina v. Solem (1977)
Most recently applied in State v. Tuopeh (March 2025)
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.0203; SL 1976, ch 158, § 3-2; SL 2005, ch 120, § 372.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.