Published October 15, 2012, 06:22 AM
Anti-execution groups plan vigil
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Several groups opposed to the death penalty plan to hold a vigil outside of the South Dakota State Penitentiary and in other cities for the planned execution of Eric Robert.
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Several groups opposed to the death penalty plan to hold a vigil outside of the South Dakota State Penitentiary and in other cities for the planned execution of Eric Robert.
Robert pleaded guilty in the murder of correctional officer Ronald “RJ” Johnson and is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 10 p.m. today.
The South Dakota Peace and Justice Center, Pax Christi and South Dakotans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty say they plan to gather outside the prison at 8 p.m.
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