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Appointment and qualifications of public defender

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SD Code › Title 7 › Chapter 16A › Section 7-16A-5

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The advisory committee shall appoint and dismiss the public defender. To be appointed, a person shall be licensed to practice law in this state, be competent to counsel and defend a person charged with a crime, and have basic knowledge of, and experience in, criminal law.

Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §§ 3, 4; SL 1983, ch 45, § 2.

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