Murder and the Death Penalty in Massachusetts
Author | : Alan Rogers |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105131668878 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Download or read book Murder and the Death Penalty in Massachusetts written by Alan Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 300 years Massachusetts executed men and women convicted of murder. This book offers an account of how the efforts of reformers and abolitionists and the Supreme Judicial Court's commitment to the rule of law ultimately converged to end the death penalty in Massachusetts.