S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-44-3

Current with legislation signed by the governor on or before 3/6/2024
Section 23A-44-3 - Dismissal of charges for unnecessary delay in prosecution

If there is unnecessary delay in presenting a charge to a grand jury or in filing an information against a defendant who has been held to answer to a circuit court, or if there is unnecessary delay in bringing a defendant to trial, a court may dismiss his indictment, information or complaint.

SDCL 23A-44-3

SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §§ 34.2201, 34.2202; SDCL, §§ 23-34-1, 23-34-2; SL 1978, ch 178, § 536.