Election between offenses or counts not required--Separate statements in verdict.

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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.


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