{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-15","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-18-15","heading":"Attorney not to maintain unjustified actions or defenses--Criminal defense excepted.","body":"It is the duty of an attorney and counselor at law to counsel or maintain no other actions, proceedings, or defenses than those which appear to him legal and just, except the defense of a person charged with a public offense.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-18. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ATTORNEYS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-18-15","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"fced243573aee8f16d86049c00dafe4bf805d636d9d2d8c06d9aeebb132ec20c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-14","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-18-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}