South Dakota
State update
Link to death penalty and execution statute
Execution statute in particular is 23A-27A-32 and 23A-27A-32.1
Date death penalty reenacted
January 1, 1979
Can a defendant get death penalty for a felony in which s/he was not responsible for the murder?
Yes
How is the sentence determined?
Jury
Location of death row(s)
Souix Falls
Clemency process
Governor has authority to grant clemency with nonbinding advice of Board of Pardons and Paroles
Time of execution (in law and/or by custom)
Determined by the warden and revealed in a public announcement no less than 48 hours prior to the execution
Number of people exonerated from death row since 1973
0
Names of people exonerated from death row since 1973
N/A
