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23A-10A-6.1. Burden and standard of proof. If the defendant, state, or court asserts that a defendant is mentally incompetent to proceed, the state has the burden of proving the mental competence of the defendant by a preponderance of the evidence.

Source: SL 1984, ch 178; SL 1988, ch 190.

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Statutes > South-dakota > Title-23a > Chapter-10a > Statute-23a-10a-6-1

23A-10A-6.1. Burden and standard of proof. If the defendant, state, or court asserts that a defendant is mentally incompetent to proceed, the state has the burden of proving the mental competence of the defendant by a preponderance of the evidence.

Source: SL 1984, ch 178; SL 1988, ch 190.