<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-16-15 - Venue of prosecution of principal not present at commission of offense. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048608Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2048608SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048608CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048608Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2048608DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048608000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048608SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048608SCL-000002 { 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="s2048608Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-16-15"><span class="s2048608SENU">23A-16-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048608SENU">. </span><span class="s2048608CL">Venue of prosecution of principal not present at commission of offense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048608Normal-000000"><span class="s2048608DefaultParagraphFont">The venue in the case of a principal in the commission of a public offense, who was not present at the commission of the offense, is in the same county in which it would be under this title if he had been present and aiding and abetting therein.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048608Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048608000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048608Normal"><span class="s2048608SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048608SCL-000002"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.0807; SDCL, § 23-9-21; SL 1978, ch 178, § 215.</span></p></div></body></html>