<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-20-9 - Kinds of challenge for cause--Taken by either party. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048649Normal { 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.s2048649SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048649CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048649Normal-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.s2048649DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048649000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048649SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048649SCL-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="s2048649Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-20-9"><span class="s2048649SENU">23A-20-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048649SENU">. </span><span class="s2048649CL">Kinds of challenge for cause--Taken by either party.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048649Normal-000000"><span class="s2048649DefaultParagraphFont">A challenge for cause is an objection to a particular juror. It may be taken either by the state or a defendant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048649Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048649000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048649Normal"><span class="s2048649SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048649SCL-000002"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.3617; SDCL, § 23-43-29; SL 1978, ch 178, § 242; SL 1999, ch 282.</span></p></div></body></html>