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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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Does The Death Penalty Diminish Us?

Jay Williams — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:55:51 +0000

As a human being, I believe that with every life that is taken, we are diminished as a race of people.

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Execution: "Justice Has Been Served" – Attorney General

Dan Collins — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:13:14 +0000

South Dakota executed its first prisoner Monday night on death row in five years and only the second in more than six decades.

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