{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-606","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 19-19-606","heading":"Juror's competency as a witness.","body":"(a) At the trial. A juror may not testify as a witness before the other jurors at the trial. If a juror is called to testify, the court must give a party an opportunity to object outside the jury's presence.\n(b) During an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment.\n(1) Prohibited testimony or other evidence. During an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may not testify about any statement made or incident that occurred during the jury's deliberations; the effect of anything on that juror's or another juror's vote; or any juror's mental processes concerning the verdict or indictment. The court may not receive a juror's affidavit or evidence of a juror's statement on these matters.\n(2) Exceptions. A juror may testify about whether:\n(A) Extraneous prejudicial information was improperly brought to the jury's attention;\n(B) An outside influence was improperly brought to bear on any juror; or\n(C) A mistake was made in entering the verdict on the verdict form.","path":["TITLE 19. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 19-19. SOUTH DAKOTA RULES OF EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/19-19-606","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"89b21c3c6d00ef50bef375ef76bc737650c44fb178cd13003f9f6321ac5f01c1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-605","next":"us-sd/sdcl-19-19-607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}