Rhines v. South Dakota Department of Corrections

Application for stay of execution denied on November 4, 2019.

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
19a486	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2019

Issue: (1) Whether a petitioner has a life and liberty interest in the choice given him such that the refusal to honor his choice violates due process; and (2) whether South Dakota courts violated due process when they relied upon an extreme misapplication of res judicata law to refuse to adjudicate the merits of Petitioner"s claims.

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Court allows execution of South Dakota inmate to move forward (Amy Howe, November 5, 2019)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/04/2019	Application (19A486) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
11/04/2019	Response to application from respondent South Dakota Department of Corrections, et al. filed.
11/04/2019	Reply of applicant Charles R. Rhines filed.
11/04/2019	Application (19A486) referred to the Court.
11/04/2019	Application (19A486) denied by the Court.