Trial jury constituted after peremptory challenges--Last jurors chosen as alternates

SDCL § 23A-20-27 — under (RULE 24) THE TRIAL JURY.

SDCL § 23A-20-27

The persons remaining after both parties have exercised their peremptory challenges constitute the jurors for the trial. The jurors remaining who were last called under § 23A-20-3 , 23A-20-4 , or 23A-20-8 to make up the full jury box shall be the alternate jurors. Source: SL 1978, ch 178 , § 258.