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Prosecutors Won't Seek Death Penalty in Mitchell Killing

Associated Press — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:06:12 +0000

Prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty if a man accused of killing a Mitchell woman is convicted.

Death Penalty Being Considered in Mitchell Slaying

Associated Press — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:26:50 +0000

Prosecutors say they will decide within a week whether to seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a Mitchell woman, should he be convicted of the crime.

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Attorney Says Briley Piper Should Get Jury Trial

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:20:24 +0000

SIOUX FALLS - An attorney for an Alaska man facing the death penalty in South Dakota says Briley Piper should've been able to withdraw his guilty plea because of bad attorney advice not corrected by a judge.

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AG Requests New Sentence for Berget

Associated Press — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:16:36 +0000

The South Dakota Supreme Court has overturned a state prison inmate's death sentence for the killing of a prison guard nearly two years ago.

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Former Florida Police Officer Scheduled for Execution

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:02:10 +0000

A former South Florida police officer is scheduled to be executed for killing nine people in 1986. The lethal injection of Manuel Pardo, 56, is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State Prison unless he wins an appeal.

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Arizona Inmate Executed After Murdering 2 Girls

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:00:20 +0000

An inmate was executed Wednesday after being convicted of murdering two 13-year-old girls in a ghost town where they were raped, strangled and stabbed before being dumped in a partly flooded mine shaft.

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Man Executed for Killing Houston Cousins, 15 and 3

Associated Press — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:19:51 +0000

Convicted killer Preston Hughes has been executed for the fatal stabbing of a 3-year-old boy and the child's teenage cousin.

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Ohio Executes Killer Who Stabbed Woman

Associated Press — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:34:04 +0000

Ohio has executed a condemned killer who said he was innocent of stabbing a woman 138 times, slitting her throat and cutting off her hands.

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South Dakota Readies for 2 Executions in Next 3 Weeks

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:36:20 +0000

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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Judge Upholds Rapid City Man's Conviction, Death Sentence

Associated Press — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:22:47 +0000

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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