In the determination of an inmate's eligibility for parole, two or more convictions arising from the same transaction, for which the sentences are made to run concurrently, shall be considered as one conviction. Two or more sentences arising from different transactions for which the sentences are made to run concurrently shall be considered as separate convictions.
S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-6
Effect of concurrent sentences on eligibility for parole
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Puthoff (1997)
Most recently applied in State v. Puthoff (July 1997)
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.5301 as added by SL 1939, ch 34; SL 1964, ch 33, § 4; SDCL, § 23-60-10; SL 1978, ch 186, § 22.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.