19-5-13. Application for discharge of imprisoned witness.A witness imprisoned pursuant to §19-5-12 by an officer before whom his deposition is being taken may apply to a judge of the circuit court, who shall have the power to discharge him, if it appear that his imprisonment is illegal. Source: CCivP 1877, §456; CL 1887, §5270; RCCivP 1903, §496; RC 1919, §2743; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §36.0306.
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