Appeals Process Put Into Motion By LeGrand

Beadle County States Attorney Mike Moore

Less than a week into his 40 year prison sentence, John LeGrand and his legal team have filed an appeal of his manslaughter conviction….

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Beadle County States Attorney Mike Moore says LeGrand is filing for an appeal on two factors…

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Moore says the lenghty process is only starting…

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LeGrand received 40 years in prison for shooting Ricardo “RJ” Hein with a shotgun at LeGrand’s mobile home. He was sentenced in a joint plea deal in Meade County to 20 years for distribution of a controlled substance to a minor and being a habitual offender.