<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-5 - DEFENSES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2083656Normal { text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2083656HG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2083656DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2083656HG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2083656Normal-000000 { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2083656B { margin-left: 1.38in; text-indent: -1.38in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 22-5 - DEFENSES"><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-5 - DEFENSES"><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-5"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2083656Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656HG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083656Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656HG4C">DEFENSES </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083656Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083656B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">    Conduct forced or under threat of force. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083656B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont"> to 22-5-4. Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=5-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">5-2</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083656B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">    Voluntary intoxication--Crimes involving motive or intent. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083656B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=5-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">5-2</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083656B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">    Morbid propensity to commit crime. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083656B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5-8</span></a><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1978, ch 178, § 577</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083656B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2083656B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-10" rel="noopener"><span class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">22-5-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2083656DefaultParagraphFont">    Insanity as affirmative defense--Burden of proof. </span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-5 - DEFENSES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046958Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046958SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046958CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046958Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046958DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046958000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046958SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046958SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2046958Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-1"><span class="s2046958SENU">22-5-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046958SENU">. </span><span class="s2046958CL">Conduct forced or under threat of force.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046958Normal-000000"><span class="s2046958DefaultParagraphFont">No person may be convicted of a crime based upon conduct in which that person engaged because of the use or threatened use of unlawful force upon himself, herself, or another person, which force or threatened use of force a reasonable person in that situation would have been lawfully unable to resist.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046958Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046958000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046958Normal"><span class="s2046958SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046958SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 13.0501; SL 1976, ch 158, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=5-1"><span class="s2046958SCL-000002">5-1</span></a><span class="s2046958SCL-000002">; SL 1977, ch 189, § 14; SL 1978, ch 158, § 3; SL 2005, ch 120, § 379.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-5 - DEFENSES22-5-2 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 22-5-2 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 22-5-2"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 22-5-2 to 22-5-4. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158, &#167;&nbsp;5-2<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-5 - DEFENSES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046960Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046960SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046960CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046960Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046960DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046960000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046960SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046960SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2046960Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-5"><span class="s2046960SENU">22-5-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046960SENU">. </span><span class="s2046960CL">Voluntary intoxication--Crimes involving motive or intent.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046960Normal-000000"><span class="s2046960DefaultParagraphFont">No act committed by a person while in a state of voluntary intoxication may be deemed less criminal by reason of such condition. But if the actual existence of any particular purpose, motive, or intent is a necessary element to constitute any particular species or degree of crime, the jury may take into consideration the fact that the accused was intoxicated at the time in determining the purpose, motive, or intent with which the accused committed the act.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046960Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046960000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046960Normal"><span class="s2046960SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046960SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 13.0504; SL 2005, ch 120, § 380.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-5 - DEFENSES22-5-6 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 22-5-6 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 22-5-6"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 22-5-6. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1976, ch 158, &#167;&nbsp;5-2<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-5 - DEFENSES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046962Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046962SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046962CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046962Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046962DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046962000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046962SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046962SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046962SCL-000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2046962Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-7"><span class="s2046962SENU">22-5-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046962SENU">. </span><span class="s2046962CL">Morbid propensity to commit crime.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046962Normal-000000"><span class="s2046962DefaultParagraphFont">A morbid propensity to commit prohibited acts existing in the mind of a person who is not shown to have been incapable of knowing the wrongfulness of such acts forms no defense to a prosecution therefor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046962Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046962000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046962Normal"><span class="s2046962SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046962SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 13.0505; repealed SL 1976, ch 158, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=5-2"><span class="s2046962SCL-000002">5-2</span></a><span class="s2046962SCL-000002">; re</span><span class="s2046962SCL-000003">-</span><span class="s2046962SCL-000002">enacted SL 1977, ch 189, § 15.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-5 - DEFENSES22-5-8 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 22-5-8 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 22-5-8"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 22-5-8. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1978, ch 178, &#167;&nbsp;577<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-5 - DEFENSES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 22-5-9 - Repealed"><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 22-5-9 - Repealed"><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-5-9"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2082733Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082733SENU">22-5-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082733SENU">. </span><span class="s2082733CL">Repealed.</span><span class="s2082733DefaultParagraphFont"></span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082733Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082733000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082733Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082733DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082733SCL">SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.0101; SDCL, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-13-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082733SCL">23-13-3</span></a><span class="s2082733SCL">; SL 1978, ch 185, § 4; SL 2005, ch 120, § 382; SL 2006, ch 116, § 1; SL 2021, ch 93, § 13.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-5 - DEFENSES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046965Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046965SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046965CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046965Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046965DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046965000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046965SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046965SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2046965Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-5-10"><span class="s2046965SENU">22-5-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046965SENU">. </span><span class="s2046965CL">Insanity as affirmative defense--Burden of proof.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046965Normal-000000"><span class="s2046965DefaultParagraphFont">Insanity is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for any criminal offense. Mental disease or defect does not otherwise constitute a defense. The defendant has the burden of proving the defense of insanity by clear and convincing evidence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046965Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046965000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046965Normal"><span class="s2046965SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046965SCL-000002"> SL 1985, ch 192, § 11.</span></p></div></body></html>