When prospective jurors are called for examination, the court shall call to the jury box a number of prospective jurors equal to the number of jurors to be impaneled, the number of peremptory challenges allowed the parties, and number of alternates, if any.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-20-3
Call of jurors equal to number required including challenges
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Muetze (1985)
Most recently applied in State v. Martin (June 2004)
Source: SL 1978, ch 178, § 235.
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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.