Murder and the death penalty in Massachusetts

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.