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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 10A - INQUIRY INTO DEFENDANT'S MENTAL COMPETENCY TO PROCEED
Section 23A-10A-2 - Incompetent person cannot be tried, sentenced or punished

S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-10A-2

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Section 23A-10A-2 - Incompetent person cannot be tried, sentenced or punished

A person cannot be tried, sentenced, or punished for any public offense while he is mentally incompetent to proceed.

SDCL 23A-10A-2

CCrimP 1877, § 514; CL 1887, § 7564; RCCrimP 1903, § 543; RC 1919, § 4793; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.2001; SDCL, § 23-38-1; SL 1978, ch 175, § 1.