{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-33-10-155","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 33-10-155","heading":"Number of votes required.","body":"No person may be convicted of an offense except as provided in § 33-10-136 or by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken.\nAll other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote, but a determination to reconsider a finding of guilty or to reconsider a sentence, with a view toward decreasing it, may be made by any lesser vote which indicates that the reconsideration is not opposed by the number of votes required for that finding or sentence. A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged. A tie vote on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.","path":["TITLE 33. MILITARY AFFAIRS","CHAPTER 33-10. UNIFORM STATE CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/33-10-155","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"67a30a83152260fe54af387419f02d04f8b045d1a5b7c7b26df8dfdce4f7aee6","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-33-10-154","next":"us-sd/sdcl-33-10-156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}