Murder in South Dakota law

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Murder in South Dakota law constitutes the intentional killing, under circumstances defined by law, of people within or under the jurisdiction of the U.S. state of South Dakota.

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The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in the year 2020, the state had a murder rate slgihtly below the median for the entire country. [1] [2]

History

Prior to statehood, the legislature of the Dakota Territory, including what would become both North Dakota and South Dakota, adopted the territory's first Penal Code in 1863. In 1865, this was repealed and "replaced with the code then in use in New York state", under which murder "was not defined by degree and was in all cases to be punishable by death". [3]

This was amended in 1883 to shift the determination of whether the capital punishment was to be imposed from the judge to the jury. The crime became divided between first degree murder, punishable by death by hanging or life imprisonment, and second degree murder, punishable by a sentence of 10 to 30 years. [3]

South Dakota offers no parole for those convicted of murder, asserting that life means life.

Penalties

As of 2024, the sentences for murder convictions are as follows:

OffenseMandatory sentencing
Second degree murderlife imprisonment without parole [4]
First degree murderDeath or Mandatory maximum of life imprisonment without parole [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Center for Health Statistics: Homicide Mortality by State". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. February 16, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Codified Laws - Chapter 22-16, Homicide and Suicide". South Dakota Legislature.
  3. 1 2 Vyzralek, Frank. "North Dakota Court System - Murder and death by hanging: Capital crimes and criminals executed in northern Dakota Territory and North Dakota, 1885-1905". www.ndcourts.gov. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Beresford man pleads not guilty to murder in triple-fatal December crash". Mitchell Republic. March 21, 2024.


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