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S.D. Codified Laws § 22-4A-4

Renunciation of criminal intent--Requirements

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Thoman (2021)

Most recently applied in State v. Thoman (February 2021)

Source: SL 2005, ch 120, § 441.

No person may be convicted of criminal solicitation if, under circumstances manifesting a voluntary and complete renunciation of the defendant's criminal intent, the defendant:

(1) Notified the person solicited of his or her renunciation; and

(2) Gave timely and adequate warning to the law enforcement authorities or otherwise made a substantial effort to prevent the commission of the criminal conduct solicited.

The burden of injecting this issue is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.