South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-63. Statement of state’s witness or prospective witness not subject to discovery until witness has testified
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In any proceedings under this chapter and chapters 26-8A, 26-8B, and 26-8C, no statement in the possession of the state’s attorney which was made by a witness or prospective witness of the state or any department or agency of the state, other than a respondent or a child, may be the subject of subpoena, discovery, or inspection until the witness has testified on direct examination in the adjudicatory hearing.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-7A-63
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Source: SL 1991, ch 217, § 69F.