S.D. Codified Laws § 21-27-5

Current with legislation signed by the governor on or before 3/6/2024

Section 21-27-5 - Writ awarded unless application shows no right to relief

The court or judge to whom the application for a writ of habeas corpus is made, shall forthwith award the writ, unless it shall appear from the application itself or from any document annexed thereto, that the applicant can neither be discharged nor admitted to bail, nor in any other manner relieved.

SDCL 21-27-5

CCrimP 1877, §§ 671, 672; CL 1887, §§ 7839, 7840; RCCrimP 1903, §§ 771, 772; RC 1919, §§ 4978, 4979; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.5501.