<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 23A-36-9 - Verdict on obscenity of material seized. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049109Normal { 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.s2049109SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049109CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049109Normal-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.s2049109DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049109000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049109SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049109SCL-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="s2049109Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-36-9"><span class="s2049109SENU">23A-36-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049109SENU">. </span><span class="s2049109CL">Verdict on obscenity of material seized.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049109Normal-000000"><span class="s2049109DefaultParagraphFont">The jury, or the court, if a jury trial is waived, shall render a general verdict. In the verdict that is rendered, a determination as to whether the material is obscene shall also be made.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049109Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049109000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049109Normal"><span class="s2049109SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049109SCL-000002"> SL 1968, ch 29, § 8; SDCL Supp, § 22-24-18; SL 1974, ch 165, § 4; SDCL Supp, § 22-24-50; SL 1978, ch 178, § 460.</span></p></div></body></html>