23A-22-9.(Rule 26.1) Notice of issue concerning law of foreign country--Sources considered--Determination as question of law.
A party who intends to raise an issue concerning the law of a foreign country shall give reasonable written notice. A court, in determining foreign law, may consider any relevant material or source, including testimony, whether or not submitted by a party or admissible under rules of evidence. The court's determination shall be treated as a ruling on a question of law.
Source: SL 1978, ch 178, ยง293.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - Criminal Procedure
Section 23A-22-2 - Civil rules applicable except as provided.
Section 23A-22-3 - Innocence presumed--Reasonable doubt requires acquittal.
Section 23A-22-4 - Facts put in issue by not guilty plea.
Section 23A-22-5 - Burden of proof as to mitigation or excuse in homicide prosecution.
Section 23A-22-6 - Defendant's right to testify--No presumption from failure to testify.
Section 23A-22-7 - Discharge of defendant to testify against codefendant.
Section 23A-22-8 - Corroboration of accomplice's testimony required for conviction.
Section 23A-22-10 - (Rule 27) Proof of official record or lack of record.
Section 23A-22-11 - (Rule 28) Appointment and compensation of interpreter.
Section 23A-22-13 - Overt acts required for conspiracy conviction.
Section 23A-22-16 - Proof of marriages in bigamy prosecutions.