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Murder and the Death Penalty in Massachusetts /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rogers, Alan, 1936-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Murder and due proceeding in colonial Massachusetts
  • "Hideous consequences" and the declaration of rights
  • "Under sentence of death" : the first effort to abolish the death penalty
  • "The monster petition"
  • A "tong war" and the second effort to abolish the death penalty
  • Sacco and Vanzetti
  • The insanity defense
  • The right to an attorney and criminal discovery
  • Confession : neither fear nor favor
  • The right of the accused to an impartial jury
  • "Success--at long last"
  • The abolition of the death penalty.