SDCL § 23A-31-3: Reduction of sentence for substantial assistance in investigating or prosecuting another.
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- TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- CHAPTER 23A-31. CORRECTION OF PROCEEDINGS
Upon the motion of the prosecuting attorney, the court may reduce a sentence if the defendant has provided substantial assistance in investigating or prosecuting another person.
Whenever granting a sentence reduction pursuant to this section, the court is not prohibited from reducing the sentence to a level below the minimum sentence provided in statute.
Source: SL 2009, ch 125, § 1.
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