Was a Man Sentenced to Death for Being Gay?

[oberliner]

11. The article asserts that a few jurors expressed those homophobic views

The attorney general said the following:

“The jurors consistently reported that they were moved to impose a death sentence by hearing Rhines laugh about killing Donnivan during his confession, not for any inappropriate reason.”

Of course, I assume the AG is a Republican since this is SD, so who knows (and also that doesn't sound like a particularly legit reason to impose a death sentence, but I don't know what instructions they were given on how to determine sentencing).

As I said above, the best way to avoid a potential situation like this would be to not brutally murder someone.