S.D. Codified Laws § 19-19-1008

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 19-19-1008 - Functions of the court and jury

Ordinarily, the court determines whether the proponent has fulfilled the factual conditions for admitting other evidence of the content of a writing, recording, or photograph under § 19-19-1004 or 19-19-1005. But in a jury trial, the jury determines--in accordance with subdivision 19-19-104(b) --any issue about whether:

(a) An asserted writing, recording, or photograph ever existed;

(b) Another one produced at the trial or hearing is the original; or

(c) Other evidence of content accurately reflects the content.

SDCL 19-19-1008

SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 1008); SDCL § 19-18-8; SL 2016, ch 239 (Supreme Court Rule 15-72), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

SL 1979, ch 358 (Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 1008); SDCL § 19-18-8.