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2011 South Dakota Code
Title 23A CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 26. (Rule 31) Verdict
§23A-26-9 Appearance of defendant--When required for verdict.
SD Codified L § 23A-26-9 (through 2011) What's This?
23A-26-9. Appearance of defendant--When required for verdict. If an indictment or information is for a felony, the defendant must, before the verdict is received, appear in person. If it is for a misdemeanor, the verdict may, in the discretion of the court, be rendered in his absence. In any case, if a defendant flees the jurisdiction of a court, the verdict may be returned in his absence.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3660; SDCL, § 23-45-7; SL 1978, ch 178, § 320.
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