{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-22-5-7","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 22-5-7","heading":"Morbid propensity to commit crime.","body":"A morbid propensity to commit prohibited acts existing in the mind of a person who is not shown to have been incapable of knowing the wrongfulness of such acts forms no defense to a prosecution therefor.","path":["TITLE 22. CRIMES","CHAPTER 22-5. DEFENSES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/22-5-7","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"7c8219f0b0d769ff934d5c50b0dcf0bbb5ff225ec5e4c0ad52d63e77cc4052d5","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-22-5-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-22-5-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}