{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-10a-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-10A-2","heading":"Incompetent person cannot be tried, sentenced or punished.","body":"A person cannot be tried, sentenced, or punished for any public offense while he is mentally incompetent to proceed.\nSource: CCrimP 1877, § 514; CL 1887, § 7564; RCCrimP 1903, § 543; RC 1919, § 4793; SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.2001; SDCL, § 23-38-1; SL 1978, ch 175, § 1.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-10A. INQUIRY INTO DEFENDANT'S MENTAL COMPETENCY TO PROCEED"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-10A-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"6136021eb3d17c995ed41b4c43ba26d5cf0643c0b858e4387876a07454b944c6","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-10a-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-10a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}