South Dakota Statutes

§ 23-5B-16 — Grounds for new trial.

South Dakota·Title 23 LAW ENFORCEMENT·Ch. 23-5B DNA TESTING OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF FELONIES
The court shall grant the motion of the petitioner for a new trial if the DNA test results, when considered with all other evidence in the case, establish by compelling evidence that a new trial would result in the acquittal of the felony offense, as referenced in § 23-5B-1 , for which the petitioner is under a sentence of imprisonment.

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Legislative History

SL 2009, ch 120, § 16.

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