The adjutant general may:

(1) Disapprove or approve the findings or sentence, in whole or in part;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 33-10-203

  • 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.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

(2) Remit, commute, or suspend the sentence in whole or in part;

(3) Except where the evidence was insufficient at the trial to support the findings, order a rehearing on the findings, on the sentence, or on both; or

(4) Dismiss the charges.

Source: SL 2012, ch 175, § 184.