South Dakota Statutes
§ 23A-27A-21 — Power to reprieve or suspend sentence limited to Governor--Exception.
South Dakota § 23A-27A-21
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-27A-21 (2026).
Text
No judge, officer, commission, or board, other than the Governor, may reprieve or suspend the execution of a judgment of death. However, the secretary of corrections is authorized so to do in a case and in the manner prescribed in this chapter or as provided in §§ 23A-27A-24 and 23A-27A-28 . This section does not apply to a stay of proceedings upon appeal or to the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, certiorari, or other original remedial writ of the Supreme Court.
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Related
State v. Robert
2012 S.D. 27 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2012)
Legislative History
SL 1939, ch 135, § 5; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.37A05; SDCL § 23-49-8; SL 1979, ch 160, § 23; SL 2008, ch 117, § 8; SL 2023, ch 82, § 38.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 23A-27A-21, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/23A-27A-21.