<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-20-19 - Peremptory challenge defined--Either party. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048660Normal { 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.s2048660SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048660CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048660Normal-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.s2048660DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048660000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048660SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048660SCL-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="s2048660Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-20-19"><span class="s2048660SENU">23A-20-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048660SENU">. </span><span class="s2048660CL">Peremptory challenge defined--Either party.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048660Normal-000000"><span class="s2048660DefaultParagraphFont">A peremptory challenge is an objection to a juror for which no reason need be given. It can be taken by either party and may be oral. A court must exclude a juror on a peremptory challenge.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048660Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048660000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048660Normal"><span class="s2048660SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048660SCL-000002"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.3615; SDCL, § 23-43-27; SL 1978, ch 178, § 250.</span></p></div></body></html>