<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-44-14 - (Rule 52(a)) Defects not affecting substantial rights disregarded. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049229Normal { 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.s2049229SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049229CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049229Normal-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.s2049229DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049229000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049229SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049229SCL-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="s2049229Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-44-14"><span class="s2049229SENU">23A-44-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049229SENU">. </span><span class="s2049229CL">(Rule 52(a)) Defects not affecting substantial rights disregarded.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049229Normal-000000"><span class="s2049229DefaultParagraphFont">Any error, defect, irregularity, or variance which does not affect substantial rights shall be disregarded.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049229Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049229000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049229Normal"><span class="s2049229SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049229SCL-000002"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, §§ 34.2902, 34.3002; SDCL, §§ 23-1-2, 23-32-20; SL 1978, ch 178, § 547.</span></p></div></body></html>