Section 19-5-13 - Application for discharge of imprisoned witness.
19-5-13. Application for discharge of imprisoned witness. A witness imprisoned pursuant to § 19-5-12 by an officer before whom his deposition is being taken may apply to a judge of the circuit court, who shall have the power to discharge him, if it appear that his imprisonment is illegal.
Source: CCivP 1877, § 456; CL 1887, § 5270; RCCivP 1903, § 496; RC 1919, § 2743; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0306.