<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-6-20 - Amendment to correct name of defendant. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048437Normal { 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.s2048437SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048437CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048437Normal-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.s2048437DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048437000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048437SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048437SCL-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="s2048437Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-6-20"><span class="s2048437SENU">23A-6-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048437SENU">. </span><span class="s2048437CL">Amendment to correct name of defendant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048437Normal-000000"><span class="s2048437DefaultParagraphFont">When a defendant is prosecuted by a fictitious name, and in any stage of the proceedings his true name is discovered, it must be inserted in the subsequent proceedings, with reference to the fact that he was prosecuted by the name mentioned in the indictment, information, or complaint. When a defendant is prosecuted by an erroneous name, and in any stage of the proceedings his correct name is discovered, it must be inserted in the subsequent proceedings without reference to the fact that he was prosecuted by any other name.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048437Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048437000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048437Normal"><span class="s2048437SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048437SCL-000002"> Supreme Court Rule 369, 1939; SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.3012; SDCL, § 23-32-13; SL 1978, ch 178, § 78.</span></p></div></body></html>