SDCL § 23A-26-3: General verdict required--Special verdict permitted.

Except as provided in this section, jurors shall render a general verdict. Special verdicts are hereby abolished, except the verdicts of "guilty but mentally ill" and "not guilty by reason of insanity."

Source: Supreme Court Rule 405, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3661; SDCL, § 23-45-9; SL 1978, ch 178, § 321; SL 1983, ch 174, § 14.