<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 33-10-116 - Sessions without presence of court-martial members--Record. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055607Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2055607SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055607CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055607Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2055607DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055607Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } p.s2055607Normal-000002 { text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2055607000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055607SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055607SCL-000004 { 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="s2055607Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33-10-116"><span class="s2055607SENU">33-10-116</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055607SENU">. </span><span class="s2055607CL">Sessions without presence of court-martial members--Record.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055607Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055607DefaultParagraphFont">At any time after the service of charges that have been referred for trial to a court-martial composed of a military judge and members, the military judge may, subject to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33-10-109"><span class="s2055607DefaultParagraphFont">33-10-109</span></a><span class="s2055607DefaultParagraphFont">, call the court into session without the presence of the members for the purpose of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055607Normal-000001"><span class="s2055607DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Hearing and determining motions raising defenses or objections that are capable of determination without trial of the issues raised by a plea of not guilty;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055607Normal-000001"><span class="s2055607DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Hearing and ruling upon any matter that may be ruled upon by the military judge under this code, whether or not the matter is appropriate for later consideration or decision by the members of the court;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055607Normal-000001"><span class="s2055607DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Holding the arraignment and receiving the pleas of the accused; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055607Normal-000001"><span class="s2055607DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Performing any other procedural function that does not require the presence of the members of the court under this code.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055607Normal-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055607DefaultParagraphFont">These proceedings shall be conducted in the presence of the accused, the defense counsel, and the trial counsel and shall be made a part of the record. These proceedings may be conducted notwithstanding the number of court members and without regard to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=33-10-91"><span class="s2055607DefaultParagraphFont">33-10-91</span></a><span class="s2055607DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055607Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055607000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055607Normal"><span class="s2055607SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055607SCL-000004"> SL 2012, ch 175, § 97.</span></p></div></body></html>