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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 39 - (RULE 43) PRESENCE OF THE DEFENDANT
Section 23A-39-2 - (Rule 43(b)) Voluntary absence of defendant from trial-Conduct justifying exclusion

S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-39-2

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Section 23A-39-2 - (Rule 43(b)) Voluntary absence of defendant from trial-Conduct justifying exclusion

The further progress of a trial to and including the return of a verdict shall not be prevented whenever a defendant who was initially present:

(1) In noncapital cases, voluntarily absents himself after the trial has commenced; or
(2) Engages in conduct which justifies his being excluded from the courtroom.

SDCL 23A-39-2

SL 1978, ch 178, § 486.