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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 44 - MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 23A-44-2 - (Rule 48(a)) Dismissal of charges by prosecution-Defendant's consent required during trial

S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-44-2

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Section 23A-44-2 - (Rule 48(a)) Dismissal of charges by prosecution-Defendant's consent required during trial

A prosecuting attorney may file a dismissal of an indictment, information, or complaint and the prosecution shall thereupon terminate. Such a dismissal may not be filed during a trial without the consent of the defendant.

SDCL 23A-44-2

SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.2204; SDCL, § 23-34-7; SL 1978, ch 178, § 535.