{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-26-7","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-26-7","heading":"Verdict as to degree of crime--Lowest degree found on reasonable doubt.","body":"Whenever a crime is distinguished by degrees, a jury, if it convicts an accused, shall find the degree of the crime of which he is guilty and include that finding in its verdict. When there is a reasonable ground of doubt as to which of two or more degrees an accused is guilty, he can be convicted of only the lowest degree.\nSource: SDC 1939, § 13.0104; SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, §§ 34.3635, 34.3671; SDCL, §§ 23-44-6, 23-45-22; SL 1978, ch 178, § 325.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-26. (RULE 31) VERDICT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-26-7","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"91aea1e1b00436a4b9a06fd40aa23a7d5b9ca089301132449f3ef1c4ecaf2b70","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-26-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-26-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}