South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-24-4. Separation or segregation of jurors before submission of case–Oath of officers in charge of jury
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At any time before the submission of a case to the jury, a court, in its discretion, may allow the jurors to separate or shall have them kept in charge of proper officers who must be sworn to keep the jurors together until the next meeting of the court, to allow no person (including the officers themselves) to communicate with the jurors on any subject connected with the trial, and to return the jurors to court at the time directed by the court.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-24-4
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3647; SDCL, § 23-43-44; SL 1978, ch 178, § 304.