South Dakota Statutes
§ 23A-44-3 — Dismissal of charges for unnecessary delay in prosecution.
If there is unnecessary delay in presenting a charge to a grand jury or in filing an information against a defendant who has been held to answer to a circuit court, or if there is unnecessary delay in bringing a defendant to trial, a court may dismiss his indictment, information or complaint.
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State v. Bradshaw
2025 S.D. 48 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2025)
Legislative History
SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §§ 34.2201, 34.2202; SDCL, §§ 23-34-1, 23-34-2; SL 1978, ch 178, § 536.
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