South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-22-5. Burden of proof as to mitigation or excuse in homicide prosecution
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In prosecutions for murder, after the prosecution has proved that a defendant committed the homicide, the burden of proving circumstances of mitigation, or that justify or excuse it, passes to the defendant, unless the proof of the prosecution shows that the crime committed only amounts to manslaughter or that the defendant was justified or excused.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-22-5
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 402, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3642; SDCL, § 23-44-15; SL 1978, ch 178, § 289.