The provisions of § 22-4-1 do not protect a person who, in attempting unsuccessfully to commit a crime, commits another and different crime, whether greater or less in guilt, from suffering the punishment prescribed by law for the crime committed.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 22-4-2

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 13.0402; SL 2005, ch 120, § 378.