{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-23-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-23-2","heading":"(Rule 29(b)) Reservation of decision on motion made at close of trial--Time of ruling.","body":"If a motion for judgment of acquittal is made at the close of all the evidence, a court may reserve decision on the motion, submit the case to the jury and decide the motion either before the jury returns a verdict or after it returns a verdict of guilty or is discharged without having returned a verdict.\nSource: SL 1978, ch 178, § 298.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-23. (RULE 29) MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-23-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"0f1d045f08498ae03eb349fa3a80c7f3230797f8d6979c3aa79e993d64bd7d75","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-23-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-23-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}