Upon written request of defense counsel, the court may order a video tape record made of the defendant‘s psychiatric examination conducted pursuant to § 23A-27A-22.1. Either the prosecuting attorney or the defendant’s counsel may request a copy of the video tape record. The video tape record shall be submitted to the court along with the psychiatric report, pursuant to § 23A-27A-22.3.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-27A-22.4

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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

Source: SL 2008, ch 117, § 13.