{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23-5b-16","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23-5B-16","heading":"Grounds for new trial.","body":"The court shall grant the motion of the petitioner for a new trial if the DNA test results, when considered with all other evidence in the case, establish by compelling evidence that a new trial would result in the acquittal of the felony offense, as referenced in § 23-5B-1, for which the petitioner is under a sentence of imprisonment.","path":["TITLE 23. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 23-5B. DNA TESTING OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF FELONIES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23-5B-16","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"8566bf1e1544544c66ce9d0168a470165704ddef96c782d6089bb04d57c6baf7","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23-5b-15","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23-5b-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}