Proposed Law Would Limit Death-Row Appeals

     PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Legislature has given final
approval to a measure aimed at preventing death-row inmates from
filing repeated appeals in an effort to delay their executions.
     The House voted 60-5 to approve a bill that has already been
passed by the Senate. It will become law if signed by Gov. Dennis
Daugaard.
     Attorney General Marty Jackley proposed the measure, saying
limits are needed in death-penalty cases because some cases are
tied up in appeals for two decades.
     People convicted of crimes in South Dakota can appeal their
convictions and sentences to the South Dakota Supreme Court. The
bill says convicts who lose their first direct appeal can only file
one additional appeal in most cases.