{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-26-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-26-2","heading":"(Rule 31(b)) Return of verdict as to one of two or more defendants--Retrial of defendants as to whom verdict not reached.","body":"If there are two or more defendants, a jury at any time during its deliberation may return a verdict or verdicts with respect to a defendant or defendants as to whom it has agreed. If a jury cannot agree with respect to all, the defendant or defendants as to whom it does not agree may be tried again.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.3670; SDCL, § 23-45-24; SL 1978, ch 178, § 326.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-26. (RULE 31) VERDICT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-26-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"10d97e39ca160ea83a5d9a8d2a753616e48245700c19539505df960714e82a62","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-26-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-26-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}