23A-27-12.(Rule 32(e)) Placement on probation--Exception.After conviction of an offense not punishable by death or life imprisonment, a defendant may be placed on probation. No person who has been previously convicted for a crime of violence as defined in subdivision §22-1-2(9) may be placed on probation if his second or subsequent felony conviction is for a crime of violence as defined in subdivision §22-1-2(9). Source: SDC 1939, §13.5201; SDCL, §23-57-1; SL 1978, ch 178, §344; SL 1979, ch 159, §16; SL 1987, ch 177, §1.
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