Section 23A-36-8 - Expert testimony not required in obscenity hearing--Evidence of community standards. - South Dakota Statutes

23A-36-8. Expert testimony not required in obscenity hearing--Evidence of community standards. In the prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this chapter, neither the prosecution nor the defense shall be required to introduce expert witness testimony concerning the obscene or harmful character of the matter which is the subject of any such prosecution. Any evidence which tends to establish contemporary community standards of appeal to prurient interest or of customary limits of candor in the description or representation of nudity, sex, or excretion, or which bears upon the question of serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value shall be admissible when offered by either the prosecution or the defense.

Source: SL 1974, ch 165, § 5; SDCL Supp, § 22-24-49; SL 1978, ch 178, § 459.