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SDCL § 23A-7-8.1 — Victim's failure to comment--Effect

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

Part of Chapter 7: Arraignment And Pleas, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-7-8.1

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-7-8.1Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
If a victim or his designee fails to exercise the right granted by § 23A-7-8 or 23A-7-9, the failure is not grounds for an appeal of a conviction by a defendant or for any court to set aside, reverse, or remand a criminal conviction.

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