{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-26-3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-26-3","heading":"General verdict required--Special verdict permitted.","body":"Except as provided in this section, jurors shall render a general verdict. Special verdicts are hereby abolished, except the verdicts of \"guilty but mentally ill\" and \"not guilty by reason of insanity.\"\nSource: Supreme Court Rule 405, 1939; SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.3661; SDCL, § 23-45-9; SL 1978, ch 178, § 321; SL 1983, ch 174, § 14.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-26. (RULE 31) VERDICT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-26-3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"f0877ca62d9e823a6d73cb8c0b41b870f812fc2e1c95a4455c7e543f6369dd56","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-26-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-26-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}