South Dakota Codified Laws 15-15-5. Record on motion for new trial–Contents–Formal settlement not required
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The record for presentation of any motion or application for a new trial shall consist of all the documents, evidence, motions, applications, objections, and rulings of the court as offered, filed, recorded, or entered in the minutes of the clerk or judge and the transcript of the reporter, if such transcript has been made, but it shall not be necessary to have such record formally settled for purposes of application for new trial.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-15-5
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
- 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, § 33.1603.