South Dakota Codified Laws Annotated
Title 22 Crimes (Chs. 22-1 — 22-49)
Chapter 22-16 Homicide and Suicide (§§ 22-16-1 — 22-16-42)

22-16-33. Justifiable homicide — Apprehension of felon, suppressing riot, or keeping peace.

Homicide is justifiable if necessarily committed in attempting by lawful ways and means to apprehend any person for any felony committed, or in lawfully suppressing any riot, or in lawfully keeping and preserving the peace.

 

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