Although jurors have the power to find a general verdict, which includes questions of law as well as of fact, they are bound, nevertheless, to receive as law that which is laid down as such by the court.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-25-2
Duty to receive law laid down by court
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. White Mountain (1983)
Most recently applied in State v. Dale (January 1985)
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3629; SDCL, § 23-44-21; SL 1978, ch 178, § 308.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.