South Dakota
South Dakota has executed 16 men (including 12 since statehood in 1889). The first 14 were by hanging; the 15th by electrocution. Executions are currently only by lethal injection and are conducted at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls; death row inmates are housed at its nearby Jameson Annex. South Dakota's most recent execution was Donald Eugene Moeller in 2012--marking the 2nd execution for the state of South Dakota in October of 2012 with Eric Robert being the first on October 15th.
| Name | Description of crime | Date sentenced | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Eugene Moeller | Rape and murder of a young girl in May 1990 | 1992 | Overturned by the South Dakota Supreme Court in 1996; reconvicted and resentenced in 1997
Death Sentence carried out 10/30/2012 |
| Charles Russell Rhines | Murder by torture of a male store clerk during a robbery in 1992 | 1993 |
Read more about this topic: List Of United States Death Row Inmates
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