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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-4.2 - Findings as to mental competence not prejudicing insanity defense-Inadmissible

S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-10A-4.2

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Section 23A-10A-4.2 - Findings as to mental competence not prejudicing insanity defense-Inadmissible

A finding by the court that the defendant is mentally competent to stand trial may not prejudice the defendant in raising the issue of his insanity as a defense to the offense charged, and may not be admissible as evidence in a trial for the offense charged.

SDCL 23A-10A-4.2

SL 1985, ch 192, § 41.