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The rope, the chair, and the needle: capital punishment in Texas, 1923-1990
The rope, the chair, and the needle: capital punishment in Texas, 1923-1990
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Marquart, James W. (James Walter), 1954-
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Publication Date
1994
Language
English
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From lynchings to electrocutions
The initial "harvest of death": 1924-1972
Rape, race, and a "peculiar chivalry"
Capital murder and midnight appeals
Spared the chair and sentenced to life
Adoption of lethal injection and contemporary death rituals
Stages of sentencing and future dangerousness of convicts
Some closing thoughts.
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Capital punishment
Capital punishment -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
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Ekland-Olson, Sheldon,1944-
Sorensen, Jonathan R.1965-
ISBN
9780292751583
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