In any case in which a court-martial sentences an accused referred to in § 33-10-168 to confinement, the convening authority may defer the service of the sentence to confinement, without the consent of the accused, until after the accused has been permanently released to the state military forces by a state, the United States, or a foreign country referred to in that section.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 33-10-167

  • Convening authority: includes , in addition to the person who convened the court, a commissioned officer commanding for the time being or a successor in command to the convening authority. See South Dakota Codified Laws 33-10-20

Source: SL 2012, ch 175, § 148.