{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-44-3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-44-3","heading":"Dismissal of charges for unnecessary delay in prosecution.","body":"If there is unnecessary delay in presenting a charge to a grand jury or in filing an information against a defendant who has been held to answer to a circuit court, or if there is unnecessary delay in bringing a defendant to trial, a court may dismiss his indictment, information or complaint.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, §§ 34.2201, 34.2202; SDCL, §§ 23-34-1, 23-34-2; SL 1978, ch 178, § 536.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-44. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-44-3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"09c98f3467e89f5fe4b23401346274e5056a349ba4f733990bd61aef8701c968","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-44-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-44-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}