<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-16-16 - Venue of prosecution of accessory where principal offense committed in another county. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048609Normal { 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.s2048609SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048609CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048609Normal-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.s2048609DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048609000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048609SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048609SCL-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="s2048609Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-16-16"><span class="s2048609SENU">23A-16-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048609SENU">. </span><span class="s2048609CL">Venue of prosecution of accessory where principal offense committed in another county.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048609Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048609DefaultParagraphFont">In the case of an accessory in the commission of a public offense as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-3-5"><span class="s2048609DefaultParagraphFont">22-3-5</span></a><span class="s2048609DefaultParagraphFont">, where the principal offense is committed in one county and the offense of the accessory is committed in another county, the venue is in either of the counties where the prosecution is first commenced.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048609Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048609000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048609Normal"><span class="s2048609SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048609SCL-000002"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.0807; SDCL, § 23-9-22; SL 1978, ch 178, § 216.</span></p></div></body></html>