Legal executions after statehood in North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon
Subtitle: a comprehensive registry
By: R. Michael Wilson
Publisher: McFarland & Company; McFarland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780786461264
Subjects: Chronology; Administration of Criminal justice; Executions and executioners; Capital punishment; History
Description: "This reference work chronicles all known legal executions performed in seven western states, from the date each attained statehood to the present. Entries are divided into sections by state then arranged chronologically by date of execution. Each entry includes a biographical sketch of the condemned, and details of the crime, trial and execution of sentence"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-391) and index.