Under South Dakota law, how long can a prior felony be used against you to influence a current felony charge?

Question

This is just a fake senario but I think it explains well what I mean:

1) Man gets charged with felony theft at age 18 in South Dakota.
2) Man is accused of felony statutory rape at age 32 in South Dakota. This was a class 3 felony but his prior felony charge is being considered and bumps it up to a class 2 felony, on three charges. This moves his faced time up from 10 years each charge to 25 years each charge.
I am trying to find out if there is a limitation on how long a prior felony can be used against someone to influence a current felony charge.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Felonies don't fall off your record for determining your punishment or determining if you are a suspect in future crimes help around or in your area. However there is a 7 to 10 year limit set down by federal law that you don't have to report them and the employer can't search for when filling out a job application or being considered for employment.

Answer 2

If you are convicted of a felony, it is against you FOR LIFE. There is no expiration on it. If you are charged, it isn't as important as what you are convicted of.

Answer 3

Hunny Felony's dont go away

Answer 4

Probably as long as its on his record. Get someone to remove it.