Except as provided in this chapter, the procedure on appeal from a decision in which capital punishment has been imposed shall be the same as is prescribed by law or Supreme Court rule in other criminal cases. Both the defendant and the state shall have the right to submit briefs within the time provided by the court, and to present oral argument to the court.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-27A-11
Procedure on appeal from capital punishment case--Briefs--Oral argument
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Robert (2012)
Most recently applied in State v. Robert (April 2012)
Source: SL 1939, ch 137, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.37A16; SDCL, § 23-49-33; SL 1979, ch 160, §§ 11, 15.
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