South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-12-3. (Rule 15(c)) Governmental payment of defendant’s expenses for deposition
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Whenever a deposition is taken at the instance of the prosecuting attorney, or whenever a deposition is taken at the instance of a defendant who is unable to bear the expenses of the taking of the deposition, the court may direct that the expense of travel and subsistence of the defendant and his attorney for attendance at the examination and the cost of the transcript of the deposition shall be paid by the appropriate governmental unit.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-12-3
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Source: SL 1978, ch 178, § 133.