{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-22-3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-22-3","heading":"Innocence presumed--Reasonable doubt requires acquittal.","body":"A defendant in a criminal action is presumed to be innocent until the contrary is proved, and in case of a reasonable doubt as to whether his guilt is satisfactorily shown, he is entitled to be acquitted.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.3635; SDCL, § 23-44-5; SL 1978, ch 178, § 281.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-22. EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-22-3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"cbb6f99cfeb7bfd17a283b1f9181608954847e12b4c590637c1501084a626e23","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-22-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-22-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}