<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-20-26 - Peremptory challenges exercised as in civil trials. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048667Normal { 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.s2048667SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048667CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048667Normal-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.s2048667DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048667000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048667SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048667SCL-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="s2048667Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-20-26"><span class="s2048667SENU">23A-20-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048667SENU">. </span><span class="s2048667CL">Peremptory challenges exercised as in civil trials.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048667Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048667DefaultParagraphFont">When prospective jurors are called for examination pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-20-4"><span class="s2048667DefaultParagraphFont">23A-20-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048667DefaultParagraphFont">, peremptory challenges shall be exercised in the same manner prescribed in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-14-10"><span class="s2048667DefaultParagraphFont">15-14-10</span></a><span class="s2048667DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048667Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048667000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048667Normal"><span class="s2048667SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048667SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 257; Supreme Court Rule 97-40.</span></p></div></body></html>