<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-27A-34.2 - Witnesses permitted to defendant at execution. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048880Normal { 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.s2048880SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048880CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048880Normal-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.s2048880DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048880000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048880SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048880SCL-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="s2048880Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27A-34.2"><span class="s2048880SENU">23A-27A-34.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048880SENU">. </span><span class="s2048880CL">Witnesses permitted to defendant at execution.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048880Normal-000000"><span class="s2048880DefaultParagraphFont">The defendant is permitted to have up to five witnesses present at the execution. Witnesses for the defendant may include counsel, members of the clergy, relatives, or friends.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048880Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048880000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048880Normal"><span class="s2048880SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048880SCL-000002"> SL 2008, ch 117, § 30.</span></p></div></body></html>