South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-25-11. New trial when jury discharged before verdict
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In all cases where a jury is discharged or prevented from giving a verdict, by reason of an accident or other cause except where the defendant is discharged during the progress of the trial or after the case is submitted to them, the case may be again tried at the same or another term, as the court may direct.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-25-11
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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, § 34.3658; SDCL, § 23-42-9; SL 1978, ch 178, § 318.