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SDCL § 23A-27A-29 — Defendant no longer pregnant--Execution warrant issued

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

Part of Chapter 27A: Capital Punishment, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-27A-29

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-27A-29Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
If the execution of a sentence is suspended pursuant to § 23A-27A-28, as soon as the sentencing court is satisfied the defendant is no longer pregnant, the sentencing court shall forthwith issue a warrant of death sentence and execution appointing a week for her execution, pursuant to her sentence. The week for the execution shall be within a period of not less than thirty nor more than ninety days from the date of the warrant of death sentence and execution. In no case may the appointed week of execution be sooner than the week appointed by the sentencing court pursuant to § 23A-27A-15.

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