If an accused after arraignment makes an irregular pleading, or after a plea of guilty sets up matter inconsistent with the plea, or if it appears that the accused has entered the plea of guilty improvidently or through lack of understanding of the plea's meaning and effect, or if the accused fails or refuses to plead, a plea of not guilty shall be entered in the record, and the court shall proceed as though the accused had pleaded not guilty.
S.D. Codified Laws § 33-10-135
Not guilty plea
Known as the Uniform State Code
The act spans §§ 33-10-1 to 33-10-99 (287 sections).
Source: SL 2012, ch 175, § 116.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.