S.D. Const. art. VI, § 7

Rights of accused. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right to defend in person and by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him; to have a copy thereof; to meet the witnesses against him face to face; to have compulsory process served for obtaining witnesses in his behalf, and to a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county or district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. History: Amendment proposed by initiated measure, rejected Nov. 5, 2002; amendment proposed by SL 2023, ch 2, § 13, rejected Nov. 5, 2024.