This chapter should be construed so as to administer every proceeding fairly, eliminate unjustifiable expense and delay, and promote the development of evidence law, to the end of ascertaining the truth and securing a just determination.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 19-19-102

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

Source: SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 102); SDCL § 19-9-2; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-18), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.