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2018 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 05 - (Rule 6) The Grand Jury
§ 23A-5-8 Charge to grand jury by court--Commencement of inquiries.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 23A-5-8 (2018)
23A-5-8. Charge to grand jury by court--Commencement of inquiries. After the grand jury is impaneled and sworn, it must be charged by the court. In doing so, the court shall give the members such information as it may deem proper as to the nature of their duties, and as to any charges for public offenses returned to the court or likely to come before the grand jury. The grand jury must then retire to a private room and inquire into the offenses cognizable by it.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1212; SDCL, § 23-29-12; SL 1978, ch 178, § 50.
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