{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-25-12","heading":"Court open for other business during jury deliberations--Discharge of jury by final adjournment.","body":"While a jury is absent a court may adjourn from time to time to conduct other business, but it is nevertheless deemed open for every purpose connected with a case submitted to a jury until a verdict is rendered or the jury is discharged. Final adjournment of a court discharges the jury.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.3659; SDCL, § 23-45-4; SL 1978, ch 178, § 319.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-25. JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-25-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"85cc7996a70b5c004259391d1ac946a77a29a1e2b757b9dd6b5b5009cf933946","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}