{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-3-3.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-3-3.1","heading":"Distinction between accessory before the fact and principal abrogated.","body":"The distinction between an accessory before the fact and a principal, and between principals in the first and second degree, in cases of felony, is abrogated. Any person connected with the commission of a felony, whether that person directly commits the act constituting the offense or aids and abets in its commission, though not present, shall be prosecuted, tried, and punished as a principal.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-3. PARTIES TO CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-3-3.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"a2390b0a1963aa530dc19dde5df42dedd45bc6844e20a43027607f3485054d25","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-3-3","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-3-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}