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State of South Dakota
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EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2010 |
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Introduced by: The Committee on Judiciary at the request of the Chief Justice
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FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to enact a procedure for delayed appeal if the petitioner was
unconstitutionally denied the right of appeal.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 21-27 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That chapter 21-27 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:
If the court finds that an applicant was denied the right to an appeal from an original
conviction in violation of the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of South
Dakota, the court shall vacate and set the judgment aside if such relief is requested within a
reasonable time and an adequate record of the original trial proceeding is available for review.
The court shall impose the same sentence and advise the applicant of the following:
(1) The rights associated with an appeal from a criminal conviction; and
(2) The time for filing a notice of appeal from the reimposed sentence.
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