23A-26-3. General verdict required--Special verdict permitted.
Except as provided in this section, jurors shall render a general verdict. Special verdicts are hereby abolished, except the verdicts of "guilty but mentally ill" and "not guilty by reason of insanity."
Source: Supreme Court Rule 405, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.3661; SDCL, §23-45-9; SL 1978, ch 178, §321; SL 1983, ch 174, §14.