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Mid-August Trial Set For Rapid City Man Accused Of Murder

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City man accused of killing another man last summer is due to stand trial in mid-August.

KEVN-TV reports ( ) that Judge Craig Pfeifle (FY’-flee) during a status hearing on Thursday found 19-year-old Michael Hand to be competent to stand trial based on mental health evaluations.

Hand has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to second-degree murder in the July 2014 death of 47-year-old Myron Rock. Rock’s body was found in an alley, and an autopsy concluded he had been beaten and strangled.

Hand could face life in prison if convicted. His trial is scheduled to begin Aug. 17.

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Information from: KEVN-TV,

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