23A-22-14. Proof of incorporation of bank not required in forgery or counterfeiting prosecution--Expert testimony as to forgery or counterfeiting.
In prosecutions for forging a bill or note of an incorporated company or bank, or for passing or attempting to pass, or having in possession with intent to pass, any such forged bill or note, it is not necessary to prove the incorporation of the bank or company by its charter or act of incorporation, but it may be proved by general reputation, and persons of skill are competent witnesses to prove that such bill or note is forged or counterfeited.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 401, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.3641; SDCL, §23-44-14; SL 1978, ch 178, §286.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - Criminal Procedure
Section 23A-22-2 - Civil rules applicable except as provided.
Section 23A-22-3 - Innocence presumed--Reasonable doubt requires acquittal.
Section 23A-22-4 - Facts put in issue by not guilty plea.
Section 23A-22-5 - Burden of proof as to mitigation or excuse in homicide prosecution.
Section 23A-22-6 - Defendant's right to testify--No presumption from failure to testify.
Section 23A-22-7 - Discharge of defendant to testify against codefendant.
Section 23A-22-8 - Corroboration of accomplice's testimony required for conviction.
Section 23A-22-10 - (Rule 27) Proof of official record or lack of record.
Section 23A-22-11 - (Rule 28) Appointment and compensation of interpreter.
Section 23A-22-13 - Overt acts required for conspiracy conviction.
Section 23A-22-16 - Proof of marriages in bigamy prosecutions.