<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 23A-12-4 - (Rule 15(d)) Manner of taking and filing deposition--Disclosure to defense of prior statements of witness. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048521Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2048521SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048521CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048521Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2048521DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048521Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2048521DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048521Normal-000003 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2048521000004 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048521SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048521SCL-000005 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2048521Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-12-4"><span class="s2048521SENU">23A-12-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048521SENU">. </span><span class="s2048521CL">(Rule 15(d)) Manner of taking and filing deposition--Disclosure to defense of prior statements of witness.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048521Normal-000000"><span class="s2048521DefaultParagraphFont">Subject to such additional conditions as the court may provide, a deposition shall be taken and filed in the manner provided in civil actions except as otherwise provided in this title; provided that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048521Normal-000001"><span class="s2048521DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    In no event shall a deposition be taken of a party defendant without his consent; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048521Normal-000001"><span class="s2048521DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The scope and manner of examination and cross</span><span class="s2048521DefaultParagraphFont-000002">-</span><span class="s2048521DefaultParagraphFont">examination shall be such as would be allowed in the trial itself.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048521Normal-000003"><span class="s2048521DefaultParagraphFont">The prosecuting attorney shall make available to the defendant or his counsel for examination and use at the taking of the deposition any statement of the witness being deposed which is in the possession of the prosecuting attorney and to which the defendant would be entitled at the trial.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048521Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048521000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048521Normal"><span class="s2048521SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048521SCL-000005"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 134.</span></p></div></body></html>