{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-32","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-16-32","heading":"Justifiable homicide-Law enforcement officers or at command of officer--Overcoming resistance--Capturing or arresting fleeing felons.","body":"Homicide is justifiable if committed by a law enforcement officer or by any person acting by command of a law enforcement officer in the aid and assistance of that officer:\n(1) If necessarily committed in overcoming actual resistance to the execution of some legal process, or to the discharge of any other legal duty; or\n(2) If necessarily committed in retaking felons who have been rescued or who have escaped; or\n(3) If necessarily committed in arresting felons fleeing from justice.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-16. HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-16-32","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"1c0453d80faa8d0dd8f2e1b487694721471640a2b9a212f7eb83c3457844aedc","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-31","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}