Death Sentences in Missouri, 1803-2005
Subtitle: A History and Comprehensive Registry of Legal Executions, Pardons, and Commutations
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Publishers
Published: July 26, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780786427192
Subjects: Capital punishment; Social history; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Sociology; Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; Missouri; General; Penology; Construction; History
Description: "This chronological discussion of the death penalty in Missouri covers those executed from 1803 through 2005. Chapters discuss such topics as the death penalty offenses of Indians and blacks; death sentences carried out by the military; lynchings; the gas chamber; the executions of rapists, juveniles, and women; pardons and commutations; appellate court reversals; and lethal injection"--Provided by publisher.