In each criminal case, the judge shall instruct the jury that the defendant is presumed innocent.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-25-3.1
Instruction on presumption of innocence required
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Carr v. South Dakota Department of Labor, Unemployment Insurance Division (1984)
Most recently applied in State v. Holmes (December 1990)
Source: SL 1984, ch 179.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.