Section 23A-6-20 - Amendment to correct name of defendant.
23A-6-20. Amendment to correct name of defendant. When a defendant is prosecuted by a fictitious name, and in any stage of the proceedings his true name is discovered, it must be inserted in the subsequent proceedings, with reference to the fact that he was prosecuted by the name mentioned in the indictment, information, or complaint. When a defendant is prosecuted by an erroneous name, and in any stage of the proceedings his correct name is discovered, it must be inserted in the subsequent proceedings without reference to the fact that he was prosecuted by any other name.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 369, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3012; SDCL, § 23-32-13; SL 1978, ch 178, § 78.