South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 25 - Jury Instructions And Deliberations
Section 23A-25-6 - Retirement for deliberation--Room provided--Food and lodging during deliberation.

23A-25-6. Retirement for deliberation--Room provided--Food and lodging during deliberation.
After hearing the charge, the jury shall retire for deliberation. A suitable room, equipped for such purpose, must be provided by each county for the use of a jury upon its retirement for deliberation. While a jury is kept together, either during the progress of a trial or after its retirement for deliberation, the jurors must be provided with suitable and sufficient food and lodging by the bailiff upon an order of court, at the expense of the county.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.3653; SDCL, §23-43-47; SL 1978, ch 178, §§311, 313.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 23A - Criminal Procedure

Chapter 25 - Jury Instructions And Deliberations

Section 23A-25-2 - Duty to receive law laid down by court.

Section 23A-25-3 - Statements of law included in charge--Exclusive judges of fact.

Section 23A-25-3.1 - Instruction on presumption of innocence required.

Section 23A-25-3.2 - Jury instructions--Certified therapeutic dogs.

Section 23A-25-4 - Preparation and settlement of instructions--Reading to jury--Comment during argument--Filing and endorsement of requested instructions.

Section 23A-25-5 - Officers sworn to protect privacy of jury--Overnight sequestration or separation--Prevention of communication--Return to court on reaching verdict.

Section 23A-25-5.1 - Oath of officers to protect privacy of jury.

Section 23A-25-6 - Retirement for deliberation--Room provided--Food and lodging during deliberation.

Section 23A-25-7 - Evidence and instructions kept by jury during deliberation.

Section 23A-25-8 - Request by jury for further instructions--Notice to and presence of parties.

Section 23A-25-9 - Discharge of jury on disability of member--Exception.

Section 23A-25-10 - Jury not discharged until verdict rendered--Exceptions.

Section 23A-25-11 - New trial when jury discharged before verdict.

Section 23A-25-12 - Court open for other business during jury deliberations--Discharge of jury by final adjournment.

Section 23A-25-13 - Guilty but mentally ill verdict--Forms furnished--Instructions.