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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.

In each criminal case, the judge shall instruct the jury that the defendant is presumed innocent.

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