{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-22-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-22-12","heading":"Dying declarations defined--Admissibility in homicide prosecutions--Admissibility for defense.","body":"Dying declarations are statements of material facts concerning the cause and circumstances constituting the res gestae of any felony made by the victim voluntarily while not mentally ill and under the fixed and solemn belief that his death is inevitable and near at hand.\nIn all prosecutions for manslaughter or murder, all dying declarations are always admissible in evidence, if the deceased would have been a competent witness if living.\nAll such declarations are also admissible in behalf of the defense.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.3632; SDCL, § 23-44-4; SL 1975, ch 169, § 7; SL 1976, ch 324; SL 1978, ch 178, § 283.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-22. EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-22-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"26de112f5ddc346f090f208310d8a177125d27b5d1b474823f6d0f6c363e0014","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-22-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-22-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}