Capacidad de las personas para cometer delitos en Dakota del Sur

Explicación Simple

Cualquiera puede cometer un delito, pero hay excepciones. Por ejemplo, los niños pequeños o las personas que no sabían que lo que hacían estaba mal no pueden ser culpables.

Es como cuando un niño rompe un jarrón sin querer; si no sabía que debía tener cuidado, no lo castigarías como a un adulto que lo hace a propósito.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que un niño llamado Lucas de 12 años rompe una ventana mientras juega a la pelota. Si no sabía que jugar tan cerca de la casa era peligroso, es probable que no sea considerado culpable por el daño.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

HomeLegislatorsSessionInterimLawsAdministrative RulesBudgetStudentsReferencesMyLRC +SearchCodified LawsCodified LawsCodified LawsHome>Codified Laws>22>3PreviousNextGo To:(1-1-1) or Google SearchPrinter FriendlyCHAPTER22-3PARTIES TO CRIMES22-3-1Persons capable of committing crimes--Exceptions.22-3-1.1Voluntary consumption of alcohol or controlled substance not causing insanity.22-3-222-3-2. Repealed bySL 1976, ch 158, §3-522-3-3Aiding, abetting or advising--Accountability as principal.22-3-3.1Distinction between accessory before the fact and principal abrogated.22-3-422-3-4. Repealed bySL 1976, ch 158, §3-522-3-5Accessory to crime--Misdemeanor excepted--"Render assistance" defined--Penalty.22-3-5.1Accessory punishable though principal not tried or acquitted.22-3-622-3-6, 22-3-7. Repealed bySL 1976, ch 158, §3-522-3-8Conspiracy to commit offense--Punishment.22-3-9Liability to punishment for act outside state aiding injury within state.22-3-1.Persons capable of committing crimes--Exceptions.Any person is capable of committing a crime, except those included in the following classes:(1)    Any child under the age of ten years;(2)    Any child of the age of ten years , but under the age of fourteen years, in the absence of proof that at the time of the committing the act or neglect charged, the child knew its wrongfulness;(3)    Any person who committed the act or made the omission charged under ignorance or mistake of fact which disproves any criminal intent. However, ignorance of the law does not excuse a person from punishment for its violation;(4)    Any person who committed the act charged without being conscious thereof; or(5)    Any person who committed the act or made the omission charged while under involuntary subjection to the power of superiors.Source:SDC 1939, §