Execution date, time set for Inmate Elijah Page


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Execution date, time set for Inmate Elijah Page

Pierre, S.D.

According to state law, in a capital punishment case the judge designates a week for the execution to occur, and the exact day and time of the execution is left to the warden's discretion. The warden is then required by state law to publicly announce the day and hour of the execution not less than forty-eight hours prior to the execution.

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July 9, 2007
CONTACT: Michael Winder, SD Department of Corrections - As required in South Dakota Codified Law 23A-27A-17, Doug Weber, Director of Prison Operations and Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, has set the date and time for the execution of Inmate Elijah Page for Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at approximately 10:00 p.m. CDT.