{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-39","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-16-39","heading":"Incapability of suicide no defense.","body":"It is no defense to a prosecution for aiding suicide that the person who committed or attempted to commit suicide was not a person deemed capable of committing crime.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-16. HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-16-39","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"3644ed501496e428a437efe16ca91362e207e015b765efc79550ec7fa89f0b2a","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-38","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-16-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}