{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-31-3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-31-3","heading":"Reduction of sentence for substantial assistance in investigating or prosecuting another.","body":"Upon the motion of the prosecuting attorney, the court may reduce a sentence if the defendant has provided substantial assistance in investigating or prosecuting another person.\nWhenever granting a sentence reduction pursuant to this section, the court is not prohibited from reducing the sentence to a level below the minimum sentence provided in statute.\nSource: SL 2009, ch 125, § 1.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-31. CORRECTION OF PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-31-3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"c4858a38123ad53861219ae61f057a83bf20da25272e9dfd77435bee160db85c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-31-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-32-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}