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§ 23A-23-2 — (Rule 29(b)) Reservation of decision on motion made at close of trial--Time of ruling.

South Dakota § 23A-23-2
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 23ACRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 23A-23(RULE 29) MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL

This text of South Dakota § 23A-23-2 ((Rule 29(b)) Reservation of decision on motion made at close of trial--Time of ruling.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-23-2 (2026).

Text

If a motion for judgment of acquittal is made at the close of all the evidence, a court may reserve decision on the motion, submit the case to the jury and decide the motion either before the jury returns a verdict or after it returns a verdict of guilty or is discharged without having returned a verdict.

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Legislative History

SL 1978, ch 178, § 298.

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