{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-10a-6.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-10A-6.1","heading":"Burden and standard of proof.","body":"If the defendant, state, or court asserts that a defendant is mentally incompetent to proceed, the state has the burden of proving the mental competence of the defendant by a preponderance of the evidence.\nSource: SL 1984, ch 178; SL 1988, ch 190.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-10A. INQUIRY INTO DEFENDANT'S MENTAL COMPETENCY TO PROCEED"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-10A-6.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"9e5277d3efa87ccf9ec44481a9e99400d9a9a940fa220b79a71b905704df1512","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-10a-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-10a-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}