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Piper, Convicted 20 Years Ago, Appeals Death Penalty

SD Department of Corrections

South Dakota's remaining death-row inmate is challenging his guilty plea and death sentence from 2001.

He also claims several aspects of his 2011 sentencing trial were unconstitutional.

Piper has filed in federal court in Rapid City.

Victoria Wicks has been covering Briley Piper's case for years and reports on this newest appeal for SDPB.

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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