The appellant may file a brief in reply to the brief of the appellee. The reply brief must be confined to new matter raised in the brief of the appellee and shall not exceed the page limitation set in § 15-26A-66.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-26A-62
Reply brief
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Lykken v. Class (1997)
Most recently applied in Bernie v. Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls (September 2012)
Source: Supreme Court Rule 79-1, Rule 12 (3); SDCL Supp, § 15-26A-44; SL 1993, ch 392 (Supreme Court Rule 93-9).
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.