2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 19 EVIDENCE
Chapter 14. Witnesses
§19-14-14 (Rule 609(c)) Conviction of crime inadmissible if pardoned, annulled or witness rehabilitated.
19-14-14. (Rule 609(c)) Conviction of crime inadmissible if pardoned, annulled or witness rehabilitated. Evidence of a conviction is not admissible under § 19-14-12 if:
(1) The conviction has been the subject of a pardon, annulment, certificate of rehabilitation, or other equivalent procedure based on a finding of the rehabilitation of the person convicted, and that person has not been convicted of a subsequent crime which was punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year; or
(2) The conviction has been the subject of a pardon, annulment, or other equivalent procedure based on a finding of innocence.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 609 (c).
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