South Dakota Codified Laws 15-24-3. Order of causes on Supreme Court calendar–Preference to appeals on adoption,abuse and neglect, suppression of evidence in criminal cases and cases involvingpublic agencies
The Supreme Court shall direct the order in which causes shall be assigned on its calendar for hearing, except that preference in the assignment of causes for hearing shall be as follows:
(1) First preference shall be given to appeals taken of adoption or abuse and neglect judgments or orders, including judgments or orders terminating parental rights;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-24-3
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
(2) Second preference shall be given to appeals taken pursuant to § 23A-32-5;
(3) Third preference shall be given whenever the state, any state board, or state officer; any county or municipal corporation, or any officer thereof; in a purely official capacity, shall be plaintiff or defendant in any action or proceeding, or directly interested therein.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0504; SL 1978, ch 178, § 570; SL 1997, ch 310 (Supreme Court Rule 97-7).