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SDCL § 23A-20-20 — (Rule 24(b)) Number of peremptory challenges allowed

Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Part of Chapter 20: (Rule 24) The Trial Jury, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-20-20

Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.

SDCL § 23A-20-20Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
If an offense charged is a Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class 1 felony, the prosecution and the defense each have twenty peremptory challenges. In all other felony cases, the prosecution and the defense each have ten peremptory challenges. In misdemeanor cases, the prosecution and the defense each have three peremptory challenges.

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