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2014 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 10A - Inquiry Into Defendant's Mental Competency To Proceed
- § 23A-10A-1 Definition of mental incompetency.
- § 23A-10A-2 Incompetent person cannot be tried, sentenced or punished.
- § 23A-10A-3 Hearing on mental condition--Mental examination and report.
- § 23A-10A-4 Commitment--Finding required--Duration.
- § 23A-10A-4.1 Recovery of defendant--Notice--Hearing--Discharge--Bail.
- § 23A-10A-4.2 Findings as to mental competence not prejudicing insanity defense--Inadmissible.
- § 23A-10A-5 Suspension of proceedings pending determination of defendant'scompetency.
- § 23A-10A-6 Rules governing competency proceedings.
- § 23A-10A-6.1 Burden and standard of proof.
- § 23A-10A-7 to 23A-10A-9. Repealed.
- § 23A-10A-10 Expense of maintenance of defendant committed.
- § 23A-10A-11 , 23A-10A-12. Repealed.
- § 23A-10A-13 Approved facility defined.
- § 23A-10A-14 Facility's report--Probability that defendant will become competent withina year--Length of commitment determined by court--Review afterone-year commitment.
- § 23A-10A-15 Length of detention for Class A or B felony.
- § 23A-10A-16 Time in approved facility credited to term of imprisonment.
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