Daugaard on upcoming executions
Saying he’s receiving a large number of requests for comment about the upcoming executions of Donald Moeller and Eric Robert, Gov. Dennis Daugaard just released a statement that he said will be his only comment on the subject (emphasis added):
The death penalty is the law in South Dakota, and I support it. The state has a solemn responsibility to carry out this penalty in the rare cases where it is applied.
The decision to impose the death penalty is made through the criminal justice system, and in the pending cases I have no reason to substitute a different judgment. State law allows me to conduct my own investigation, and I have done that with cooperation from the Attorney General.
Barring an unforeseen circumstance, I will not intervene to prevent or delay the death penalty sentence from being carried out.
