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Rhines Appeal Claims Insufficient Legal Counsel

SD Department of Corrections

An inmate on death row for nearly 25 years has argued to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals that his lawyers did not adequately represent him.

Charles Russell Rhines says his lawyers should have given the jury more information about his mental health issues at his trial in 1993. He says if they had, the jury might not have sentenced him to die.

Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.
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