{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27a-6","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-27A-6","heading":"Designation by judge in nonjury cases--At least one aggravating circumstance required for death penalty imposition.","body":"In nonjury cases the judge shall, after conducting the presentence hearing as provided in § 23A-27A-2, designate, in writing, the aggravating circumstance or circumstances, if any, which he found beyond a reasonable doubt. Unless at least one of the statutory aggravating circumstances enumerated in § 23A-27A-1 is so found, the death penalty shall not be imposed.\nSource: SL 1979, ch 160, § 6.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-27A. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-27A-6","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"24150c0d97b262509566c98fa7a6b300bff6170a910e93a400d3428b66638eef","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27a-5","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27a-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}