The penalty of life imprisonment may not be imposed upon any defendant for any offense committed when the defendant was less than eighteen years of age.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-6-1.3
Life imprisonment not imposed on defendant under eighteen years of age
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Quevedo (2020)
Most recently applied in State v. Black Cloud (October 2023)
Source: SL 2016, ch 121, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.