South Dakota · South Dakota Codified Laws — Title 22, Crimes
SDCL Title 22 § 22-7-12: Defendant to receive copy of information--Contents kept from jury until conviction--Right to jury trial
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes procedural rules for habitual offender cases: defendants must receive notice and a copy of the information, the jury cannot learn of it before conviction, and defendants have the right to a jury trial on whether they are the person named in the habitual offender information.
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