South Dakota Supreme Court upholds murder conviction in alleged assisted suicide case

South Dakota Supreme Court upholds murder conviction in alleged assisted suicide case :: The Republic: Robert Goulding was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole for the November 2008 shooting death of his friend, Allen Kissner. Kissner, 56, wanted to die because he was in chronic, terminal pain, was addicted to drugs and likely was returning to prison, Goulding said.