ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR STAY AND ABEYANCE
SCHREIER, District Judge.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Petitioner, Charles Rhines, was convicted of premeditated first-degree murder and third-degree burglary. On January 26, 1993, a jury sentenced him to death by lethal injection. Petitioner appealed his conviction and sentence to the South Dakota Supreme Court. Fourteen issues were raised on direct appeal, including the excuse of prospective juror Diane Staeffler...
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