South Dakota § 23A-27A-29 - Defendant no longer pregnant--Execution warrant issued.
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§ 23A-27A-29. Defendant no longer pregnant--Execution warrant issued.
If the execution of a sentence is suspended pursuant to § 23A-27A-28, as soon as the sentencing court is satisfied the defendant is no longer pregnant, the sentencing court shall forthwith issue a warrant of death sentence and execution appointing a week for her execution, pursuant to her sentence. The week for the execution shall be within a period of not less than thirty nor more than ninety days from the date of the warrant of death sentence and execution. In no case may the appointed week of execution be sooner than the week appointed by the sentencing court pursuant to § 23A-27A-15.
Source: SL 1939, ch 135, § 9; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.37A09; SDCL § 23-49-17; SL 1979, ch 160, § 31; SL 2008, ch 117, § 21.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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