South Dakota Statutes
§ 23-5B-16 — Grounds for new trial.
South Dakota § 23-5B-16
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 23LAW ENFORCEMENT
Ch. 23-5BDNA TESTING OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF FELONIES
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 23-5B-16 (2026).
Text
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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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 23-5B-16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/23-5B-16.