SDCL § 23A-24-3: Departure from order of proceedings for good cause.

When the state of the pleadings requires it or in any case for good reasons and in the sound discretion of the court, the order of trial and argument prescribed in § 23A-24-2 may be departed from.

Source: Supreme Court Rule 396, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3627; SDCL, § 23-42-7; SL 1978, ch 178, § 303.