§ 23A-26-2 (Rule 31(b)) Return of verdict as to one of two or more defendants--Retrial of defendants as to whom verdict not reached.

SD Codified L § 23A-26-2 (2019) (N/A)
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23A-26-2. (Rule 31(b)) Return of verdict as to one of two or more defendants--Retrial of defendants as to whom verdict not reached. If there are two or more defendants, a jury at any time during its deliberation may return a verdict or verdicts with respect to a defendant or defendants as to whom it has agreed. If a jury cannot agree with respect to all, the defendant or defendants as to whom it does not agree may be tried again.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3670; SDCL, § 23-45-24; SL 1978, ch 178, § 326.