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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 23A - Criminal Procedure » Chapter 13 - (Rule 16) Discovery » Section 23A-13-6 – Statement by witness not discoverable until testimony in preliminary hearing or trial.

23A-13-6. Statement by witness not discoverable until testimony in preliminary hearing or trial.

In any criminal prosecution, no statement in the possession of the prosecuting attorney, which was made by a prosecution witness or prospective prosecution witness (other than the defendant), shall be the subject of subpoena, discovery, or inspection until such witness has testified on direct examination in the preliminary hearing or in the trial of the case.

Source: SL 1978, ch 178, §146; SL 1979, ch 159, §10A.