23A-3-14. Definition of fresh pursuit for interstate felony arrest.The term 'fresh pursuit' as used in §§23A-3-10 to 23A-3-14, inclusive, shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used in this title shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay. Source: SL 1939, ch 139, §5; SDC Supp 1960, §34.16B05; SDCL, §23-23-2; SL 1978, ch 178, §27.
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