{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-32-4","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-32-4","heading":"Appeal by prosecution from judgment setting aside verdict, dismissal, arrest of judgment, new trial, or deviation from mandatory sentence.","body":"An appeal by a prosecuting attorney in a criminal case may be taken to the Supreme Court, as a matter of right, from a judgment or order of a circuit court that:\n(1) Sets aside a verdict and entering judgment of acquittal;\n(2) Sustains a motion to dismiss an indictment or information, as to any one or more counts, or any part thereof, on statutory grounds or otherwise;\n(3) Grants a motion for arrest of judgment or a motion for a new trial; or\n(4) Finds mitigating circumstances to exist in deviating from the mandatory sentencing provisions of § 22-42-2. However, any appeal does not bar or preclude another prosecution of the defendant for the same offense, unless the dismissal is affirmed by the Supreme Court.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.4101; SDCL § 23-51-2; SL 1978, ch 178, § 402; SL 1979, ch 159, § 23; SL 1989, ch 201, § 3; SL 2013, ch 112, § 1; SL 2021, ch 111, § 1.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-32. APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-32-4","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"59391bdca5720237e013281df5a919d34f591cfd23d91858f03399ba30a85abf","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-32-3","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-32-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}