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Rhines v. South Dakota Department of Corrections

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

Docket No.19A486

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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