Legal executions after statehood in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
Subtitle: a comprehensive registry
By: R. Michael Wilson
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 393
ISBN-13: 9780786463268
Subjects: Administration of Criminal justice; Executions and executioners; Capital punishment; History
Description: "Since statehood was achieved in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, 321 men and 2 women have been executed. This text provides a case history for each execution, including details of the crimes committed, pursuits and captures, the particulars of the legal process, and the executions. There have been five methods of execution available in these states"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Arizona; title: Colorado; title: Nevada; title: New mexico; title: Utah; title: Bibliography; title: Index.