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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 23A - Criminal Procedure » Chapter 06 - Indictment And Information » Section 23A-6-25 – Election between offenses or counts not required–Separate statements in verdict.

23A-6-25. Election between offenses or counts not required–Separate statements in verdict.

The prosecuting attorney shall not be required to elect between different offenses or counts set forth in an indictment or information, but a defendant may be convicted of any number of offenses charged, and each offense upon which a defendant is convicted must be stated in the verdict.

Source: Supreme Court Rule 366, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.3009; SDCL, §23-32-7; SL 1978, ch 178, §84.