{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-16-2","heading":"Corpus delicti--Proof beyond reasonable doubt.","body":"No person may be convicted of murder or manslaughter, or of aiding suicide, unless the death of the person alleged to have been killed, and the fact of the killing by the accused are each established as independent facts beyond a reasonable doubt.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-16. HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-16-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"0cc4b680930991d0baf2ea3def8aa883897d0a34cbd64a40e115bbeb3ef0c3ee","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-1.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}