an effort to repeal the death penalty in South Dakota failed in the state Legislature.
an effort to repeal the death penalty in South Dakota failed in the state Legislature.
an effort to repeal the death penalty in South Dakota failed in the state Legislature.
The Senate State Affairs Committee killed a bill (SB161) 7-1 that would have ended capital punishment and required that the sentences of 4 men on death row be commuted to life in prison without parole.
The Senate State Affairs Committee killed a bill (SB161) 7-1 that would have ended capital punishment and required that the sentences of 4 men on death row be commuted to life in prison without parole.
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- (Sources: Associated Press, 05/02/2007)