{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27-15","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-27-15","heading":"Suspension of sentence as conviction for purposes of habitual offender law.","body":"For the sole purposes of consideration of the sentence of a defendant for subsequent offenses or the determination of whether the defendant is an habitual offender under chapter 22-7, the fact of suspension of imposition of sentence under § 23A-27-13, whether or not discharge and dismissal have occurred, shall be considered a prior conviction.\nSource: SDCL, § 23-57-4; SL 1977, ch 197; SL 1978, ch 178, § 345.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-27. SENTENCE AND JUDGMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-27-15","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"a42b388ec2abf003d9277f1091722cdabb68eca4aa268aa3230ec8006096e7ad","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27-14.2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}