South Dakota Codified Laws 19-2-11. Self-incrimination provisions not applicable to perjury prosecutions
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The various statutes, which declare that evidence obtained upon the examination of a person as a witness shall not be received against him in any criminal proceeding, do not forbid such evidence being proved against such person upon any proceedings founded upon a charge of perjury committed in such examination.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 19-2-11
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: PenC 1877, § 767; CL 1887, § 6959; RPenC 1903, § 806; RC 1919, § 3623; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0405.