{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-17-5","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-17-5","heading":"(Rule 21(a)) Change of county when fair trial impossible in original county.","body":"A court upon motion of a defendant shall transfer his proceedings to another county if the court is satisfied that there exists, in the county where the prosecution is pending, so great a prejudice against the defendant that he cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial at any place fixed by law for holding court in that county.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.0817; SDCL, § 23-28-7; SL 1978, ch 178, § 225.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-17. TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS FROM COUNTY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-17-5","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"6b770624396afd59a3660155574c1ec8d953034ca94f0c5bc2ccda3e3b7ddff0","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-17-4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-17-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}