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Murder and the death penalty in Massachusetts
- Title
- Murder and the death penalty in Massachusetts / Alan Rogers.
- Author
- Rogers, Alan, 1936-
- Publication
- Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2008.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 08-3873 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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- Description
- xvi, 494 p.; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-489) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 08-3873
- ISBN
- 9781558496330 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1558496335 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781558496323 (library cloth : alk. paper)
- 1558496327 (library cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007022051
- OCLC
- 137325169
- Author
- Rogers, Alan, 1936-
- Title
- Murder and the death penalty in Massachusetts / Alan Rogers.
- Imprint
- Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-489) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JFE 08-3873