2006 South Dakota Code - 22-29-18 — Sufficiency of evidence for conviction.

     22-29-18.   Sufficiency of evidence for conviction. It is sufficient for a conviction of any offense under this chapter that a finding of guilt is based upon admissible evidence. No minimum number of witnesses is required. In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence of a conviction under this chapter, the court shall only consider whether there is evidence in the record which, if believed by the trier of fact, is sufficient to sustain a finding of guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Source: SL 1984, ch 169; SL 2005, ch 120, § 48.

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