death penalty

February 9, 2021 Show 988 Hour 1.The Senate Judiciary committee heard over an hour of emotional testimony on a bill that would limit the application of…

The South Dakota Legislature is considering applying the death penalty only when public safety officials are murder victims.A State Senator and retired…

The South Dakota Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the conviction of the state's last death-row inmate.Briley Piper has been appealing his death…

The South Dakota Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the conviction of the state's last death-row inmate.Briley Piper pleaded guilty to murder and other…

In The Moment ... October 28, 2019 Show 688 Hour 2Neil Fulton was a federal public defender when his office represented Charles Rhines who, in 1993, was…

In The Moment ... October 28, 2019 Show 688 Hour 2South Dakota death row inmate Charles Rhines has exhausted his direct appeals in court and is scheduled…

After a nearly six-hour delay, Rodney Berget was executed Monday for his role in the 2011 murder of correction officer Ron “RJ” Johnson at the state…

The state is setting the time and date of execution for Rodney Berget, an inmate accused of killing a South Dakota prison guard.Berget’s execution is set…

Convicted killer Rodney Berget says he wants to stop an appeal that’s preventing him from being put to death, but his attorney can't support the move. The…

Death row inmate Briley Piper was back in court last week in Deadwood. Piper is challenging his incarceration in the South Dakota State Penitentiary,…