The term “statement” as used in §§ 23A-13-7 to 23A-13-9, inclusive, in relation to any witness called by the prosecuting attorney, means:

(1) A written statement made by such witness and signed or otherwise adopted or approved by him;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-13-10

  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) A stenographic, mechanical, electrical, or other recording, or a transcription thereof, which is a substantially verbatim recital of an oral statement made by such witness and recorded contemporaneously with the making of such oral statement;

(3) A statement, however taken or recorded, or a transcription thereof, if any, made by such witness to a grand jury;

(4) A summary of an oral declaration made by someone other than the witness that has been reduced to writing, except for a summary written by a prosecuting attorney.

Source: SL 1978, ch 178, § 148-B; SL 1979, ch 159, § 10B; SL 2018, ch 290 (Supreme Court Rule 17-11), eff. Sept. 1, 2017.