Section 23A-27A-17 - Date and time of execution--Warden to make public announcement. - South-dakota Statutes

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23A-27A-17. Date and time of execution--Warden to make public announcement. The week so appointed shall be not less than six months nor more than eight months after the date of judgment of death. The time of execution within the week shall be left to the discretion of the warden to whom the warrant is directed. The warden shall cause the execution to be performed on some day of such week. Not less than forty-eight hours prior to the execution, the warden shall make a public announcement of the scheduled day and hour of the execution.

Source: SL 1939, ch 135, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.37A02; SDCL § 23-49-3; SL 1979, ch 160, § 19; SL 1999, ch 123, § 1; SL 2008, ch 117, § 4.

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23A-27A-17. Date and time of execution--Warden to make public announcement. The week so appointed shall be not less than six months nor more than eight months after the date of judgment of death. The time of execution within the week shall be left to the discretion of the warden to whom the warrant is directed. The warden shall cause the execution to be performed on some day of such week. Not less than forty-eight hours prior to the execution, the warden shall make a public announcement of the scheduled day and hour of the execution.

Source: SL 1939, ch 135, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.37A02; SDCL § 23-49-3; SL 1979, ch 160, § 19; SL 1999, ch 123, § 1; SL 2008, ch 117, § 4.

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23A-27A-17. Date and time of execution--Warden to make public announcement. The week so appointed shall be not less than six months nor more than eight months after the date of judgment of death. The time of execution within the week shall be left to the discretion of the warden to whom the warrant is directed. The warden shall cause the execution to be performed on some day of such week. Not less than forty-eight hours prior to the execution, the warden shall make a public announcement of the scheduled day and hour of the execution.

Source: SL 1939, ch 135, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.37A02; SDCL § 23-49-3; SL 1979, ch 160, § 19; SL 1999, ch 123, § 1; SL 2008, ch 117, § 4.