In any case provided for in § 23A-40-6, brought before the Supreme Court upon appeal, the brief shall be reproduced as specified in subdivision 15-26A-68(2). In such case, the defendant must file with the clerk of the Supreme Court, the original and fourteen copies of the brief, which brief in all other respects, except that the original may be typewritten, shall conform to the provisions of chapter 15-26A as to the form and contents of the briefs.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-32-3

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

Source: Supreme Court Rule 415, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §§ 34.1902, 34.4110; SDCL, §§ 23-51-8, 23-51-9; Supreme Court Rule No. 1, 1972; SL 1978, ch 178, §§ 399, 400; SL 1988, ch 434 (Supreme Court Rule 87-15); SL 1989, ch 30, § 54.