South Dakota Statutes
§ 19-2-8 — Court to advise witnesses as to privileged communications and privilege against self
It shall be the duty of the court, of its own motion and without waiting for objection, to advise a witness at the appropriate time of his right to refuse to answer any question requiring the disclosure of any privileged communication or requiring or tending to require the witness to give testimony which might incriminate him, but the last clause shall not apply to a defendant in a criminal case who takes the stand to testify in his own behalf.
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Related
State v. Nelson
1998 SD 124 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1998)
State v. Dace
333 N.W.2d 812 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1983)
Schutterle v. Schutterle
260 N.W.2d 341 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1977)
State v. Means
268 N.W.2d 802 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1978)
State v. Jenkins
260 N.W.2d 509 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1977)
State v. McBride
226 N.W.2d 175 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1975)
Legislative History
Supreme Court Rule 498, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0103.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 19-1-1
Repealed§ 19-1-3
Attorney as witness.§ 19-1-4
Repealed§ 19-11-1
§ 19-11-1§ 19-12-1
§ 19-12-1§ 19-12-10
§ 19-12-10§ 19-12-11
§ 19-12-11§ 19-12-12
§ 19-12-12§ 19-12-13
§ 19-12-13§ 19-12-14
§ 19-12-14§ 19-12-15
§ 19-12-15§ 19-12-2
§ 19-12-2§ 19-12-3
§ 19-12-3§ 19-12-4
, 19-12-5§ 19-12-6
, 19-12-7