Section 23A-10A-2 - Incompetent person cannot be tried, sentenced or punished. - South-dakota Statutes

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23A-10A-2. Incompetent person cannot be tried, sentenced or punished. A person cannot be tried, sentenced, or punished for any public offense while he is mentally incompetent to proceed.

Source: CCrimP 1877, § 514; CL 1887, § 7564; RCCrimP 1903, § 543; RC 1919, § 4793; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.2001; SDCL, § 23-38-1; SL 1978, ch 175, § 1.

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23A-10A-2. Incompetent person cannot be tried, sentenced or punished. A person cannot be tried, sentenced, or punished for any public offense while he is mentally incompetent to proceed.

Source: CCrimP 1877, § 514; CL 1887, § 7564; RCCrimP 1903, § 543; RC 1919, § 4793; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.2001; SDCL, § 23-38-1; SL 1978, ch 175, § 1.

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23A-10A-2. Incompetent person cannot be tried, sentenced or punished. A person cannot be tried, sentenced, or punished for any public offense while he is mentally incompetent to proceed.

Source: CCrimP 1877, § 514; CL 1887, § 7564; RCCrimP 1903, § 543; RC 1919, § 4793; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.2001; SDCL, § 23-38-1; SL 1978, ch 175, § 1.