<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-20-29 - Grounds for excuse of juror during trial. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048671Normal { 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.s2048671SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048671CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048671Normal-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.s2048671DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048671000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048671SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048671SCL-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="s2048671Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-20-29"><span class="s2048671SENU">23A-20-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048671SENU">. </span><span class="s2048671CL">Grounds for excuse of juror during trial.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048671Normal-000000"><span class="s2048671DefaultParagraphFont">If, before the jury retires, a juror or alternate or a member of his immediate family dies, or if he or a member of his immediate family becomes ill, or upon other good cause shown to the court, the court may order him discharged.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048671Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048671000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048671Normal"><span class="s2048671SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048671SCL-000002"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.3607; SL 1963, ch 227; SDCL, § 23-43-24; SL 1978, ch 178, § 260; SL 1979, ch 159, § 50.</span></p></div></body></html>