Statutes > South Dakota Statutes > Title 23A - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE > Chapter 10A - Inquiry Into Defendant's Mental Competency To Proceed > Section 23A-10A-5 - Suspension of proceedings pending determination of defendant'scompetency.

Section 23A-10A-5 - Suspension of proceedings pending determination of defendant'scompetency.

23A-10A-5. Suspension of proceedings pending determination of defendant's competency. The trial of the indictment or information or the sentencing, as the case may be, shall be suspended until the question of mental competency is determined by the court.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.2002; SDCL, § 23-38-3; SL 1978, ch 175, § 5; SL 1991, ch 199, § 10; SL 1991, ch 200.