{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27a-14","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-27A-14","heading":"Life imprisonment when death penalty held unconstitutional.","body":"In the event the death penalty for a Class A felony is held to be unconstitutional by the South Dakota Supreme Court or the United States Supreme Court, the court having jurisdiction over a person previously sentenced to death for a Class A felony shall have such person brought before the court, and the court shall sentence such person to life imprisonment.\nSource: SL 1979, ch 160, § 16.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-27A. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-27A-14","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"16f5fef2044e94cf81b5276b48bde5d6914bc93a33ba908c5beefb2bcc758d14","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27a-13","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-27a-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}