The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the Governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as provided by § 23-24-3 shall have been presented to the Governor, except as it may be involved in identifying the person held as the person charged with the crime.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23-24-22
Identifying prisoner as the person charged with the crime--No other inquiry concerning guilt
Known as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act
The act spans §§ 23–23 (38 sections).
Source: SDC 1939, § 34.1719; SL 1953, ch 200, § 20.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.