Legal executions in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma including the Indian Territory
Subtitle: a comprehensive history
By: R. Michael Wilson
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786466511
Subjects: Administration of Criminal justice; Executions and executioners; Capital punishment; History
Description: "Since colonial days, administration of the death penalty has persisted as one of the most controversial ethical and practical issues of American jurisprudence. Each case history includes a detailed description of the crime, the pursuit and capture of the suspect, his or her pre-trial experiences, the trial, sentencing, incarceration, execution, and its aftermath"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.