Legal Opinion
Moeller v. Weber
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 6, 2004No. NonePublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KONENKAMP, Justice.
[¶ 1.] Petitioner, Donald Moeller, was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl. He applied for a writ of habeas corpus in the circuit court. We affirm the circuit court’s denial of relief.
Background
[¶ 2.] On May 8, 1990, nine-year-old Becky O’Connell was abducted after she visited a local store in Sioux Falls. Moel-ler had also been a customer there. After Becky left the store, a witness saw her presumably heading home. The witness also testified that he noticed Moeller moving toward Becky and Becky shying away from him.…
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