Accessory punishable though principal not tried or acquitted

An accessory to the commission of a felony may be prosecuted, tried, and punished, even if the principal is not prosecuted or tried, or even if the principal was acquitted. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.0505; SDCL, § 23-10-5; SL 1978, ch 185 , § 3; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 375.