{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-7","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-25-7","heading":"Evidence and instructions kept by jury during deliberation.","body":"Upon retiring for deliberation, a jury may take all exhibits and all papers which have been received as evidence in the case. Copies may be substituted for original documents when, in the opinion of a court, such documents should not be taken from the person possessing them. A jury must also take the instructions of the court.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.3654; SDCL, § 23-45-2; SL 1978, ch 178, § 314.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-25. JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-25-7","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"9c0a29d1b2a8bbc0ddbe310849df369a90fee251d28d1aa14a53b942eb118857","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}