Eric Robert: From model citizen to death row
October 15, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Man headed to death chamber tonight had seemingly normal, productive life before turning to crime. Continue Reading
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Inmate who killed guard to be executed Monday
October 13, 2012 in The Daily Republic
A man convicted of killing a South Dakota prison guard during a failed escape attempt is set to die by lethal injection Monday, the state Department of Corrections announced Friday.
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SD gov will not intervene in death penalty cases
October 11, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard says he does not plan to intervene in the upcoming executions of two men.
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Judge’s ruling paves way for Moeller execution
October 10, 2012 in The Daily Republic
A federal judge has approved the request by convicted murderer Donald Moeller to dismiss a challenge to the constitutionality of South Dakota’s execution method. Continue Reading
SD readies for 2 executions in next 3 weeks
October 9, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) The South Dakota State Penitentiary is readying for two executions in the next three weeks, barring last-minute legal twists involving inmates who have said they’re ready to die.
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Moeller tells judge he wants attorneys dropped
October 9, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) A convicted killer scheduled to be executed within the next month has written a federal judge saying he no longer wants to be represented by the Arkansas attorneys who’ve been challenging the constitutionality of South Dakota’s execution protocol.
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Attorneys hope to argue South Dakota execution protocol case
October 7, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Arkansas attorneys who stand ready to challenge the constitutionality of South Dakota’s new one-drug execution method face an unexpected obstacle: their own client.
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AP: Moeller admits rape, murder of girl in court
October 4, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) Convicted killer Donald Moeller has finally admitted in his own words that he kidnapped, raped and killed 9-year-old Becky O’Connell more than 20 years ago.
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Hearing on SD’s execution protocol to proceed
October 3, 2012 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) A federal hearing on the constitutionality of South Dakota’s one-drug capital punishment procedure will go on as planned Thursday, and convicted killer Donald Moeller will be there.
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Judge upholds conviction, death sentence
September 20, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says a judge has upheld the conviction and death sentence of Charles Russell Rhines for the 1992 slaying of a man during a burglary of a Rapid City doughnut shop.
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