{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-25-2","heading":"Duty to receive law laid down by court.","body":"Although jurors have the power to find a general verdict, which includes questions of law as well as of fact, they are bound, nevertheless, to receive as law that which is laid down as such by the court.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.3629; SDCL, § 23-44-21; SL 1978, ch 178, § 308.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-25. JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-25-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"1553bd27fa526ca4262c14d14b3c875db9e966bf2cfbf217861f91cb0a2d7df4","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}