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2015 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 18 - (Rule 23) Trial By Jury Or Court
§ 23A-18-1 (Rule 23(a)) Trial by jury unless waived by parties.

SD Codified L § 23A-18-1 (2015) What's This?

23A-18-1. (Rule 23(a)) Trial by jury unless waived by parties.

Cases required to be tried by a jury shall be so tried unless the defendant waives a jury trial in writing or orally on the record with the approval of the court and the consent of the prosecuting attorney.

Source: SL 1978, ch 178, ยง 230.

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