{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-7-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-7-2","heading":"(Rule 11(a)) Pleas permitted to defendant--Requirements for plea of guilty or nolo contendere.","body":"A defendant may plead:\n(1) Not guilty;\n(2) Not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity;\n(3) Guilty;\n(4) Nolo contendere; or\n(5) Guilty but mentally ill.\nExcept as otherwise specifically provided, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere can only be entered by a defendant himself in open court. If a defendant refuses to plead, or if the court refuses to accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the court shall enter a plea of not guilty. The court may not enter a judgment unless it is satisfied that there is a factual basis for any plea except a plea of nolo contendere.\nSource: Supreme Court Rule 389, 1939; SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.3520; SDCL, § 23-35-16; SL 1978, ch 178, § 92; SL 1980, ch 179, § 1; SL 1983, ch 174, § 5.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-7. ARRAIGNMENT AND PLEAS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-7-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"c11f7edfa1cb79b0b9c8a1086b490451293508544f241b19882577a4085252c4","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-7-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-7-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}