The coroner shall hold an inquest upon the dead bodies of such persons only as are supposed to have died by unlawful means.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23-14-1
Duty of coroner to inquire into cause of death
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1001.
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