State v. Graham

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] John Graham was convicted of felony murder. He appeals, contending that: he was tried on the felony murder charge in violation of the specialty doctrine of federal extradition law; the circuit court erred in admitting hearsay; there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction; and, his life sentence without parole was unauthorized by statute and was unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶ 2.] In February 1976, Anna Mae Aquash’s body was found at the bottom of a bluff in a remote area of the Badlands near Highway 73…