{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-16-1","heading":"Homicide defined.","body":"Homicide is the killing of one human being, including an unborn child, by another. Homicide is either:\n(1) Murder;\n(2) Manslaughter;\n(3) Excusable homicide;\n(4) Justifiable homicide; or\n(5) Vehicular homicide.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-16. HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-16-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"1582e4926b1ae751a54f3cfceef37f78e2725605d4b583880019f347d7d86f6b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-14a-27","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}