{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-1008","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 19-19-1008","heading":"Functions of the court and jury.","body":"Ordinarily, the court determines whether the proponent has fulfilled the factual conditions for admitting other evidence of the content of a writing, recording, or photograph under § 19-19-1004 or 19-19-1005. But in a jury trial, the jury determines--in accordance with subdivision 19-19-104(b)--any issue about whether:\n(a) An asserted writing, recording, or photograph ever existed;\n(b) Another one produced at the trial or hearing is the original; or\n(c) Other evidence of content accurately reflects the content.","path":["TITLE 19. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 19-19. SOUTH DAKOTA RULES OF EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/19-19-1008","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"330d08d295cb1af1c993b56e2edfc61403ad297867bced9acde9e7e84e6b0ae9","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-1007","next":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-1009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}