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Murder and the death penalty in Massachusetts / Alan Rogers

Author
Rogers, Alan, 1936-
Published
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2008]
Copyright Date
©2008
Physical Description
xvi, 494 pages ; 23 cm

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Contents
Murder and due proceeding in colonial Massachusetts -- "Hideous consequences" and the declaration of rights -- "Under sentence of death": the first effort to abolish the death penalty -- "The monster petition" -- A :tong war" and the second effort to abolish the death penalty -- Sacco and Vanzetti -- The insanity defense -- The right to an attorney and criminal discovery -- Confession: neither fear nor favor -- The right of the accused to an impartial jury -- "Success--at long last" -- The abolition of the death penalty -- Epilogue: after abolition -- Notes -- Index.
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ISBN
9781558496330 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1558496335 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781558496323 (library cloth : alk. paper)
1558496327 (library cloth : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [407]-489) and index.
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