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16 Nov 2007, 12:29 am
. _________________________ Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (John Cataldo, J.), rendered on or ... [read post]
5 Jun 2007, 3:54 am
He cited the possibility of judicial error resulting in an irreversible punishment.Smith's action ended a practice reaching back to the state's earliest days.Before the state took over, county sheriffs were responsible for carrying out the hangings of criminals, according to a report compiled by the West Virginia Historical Society.Lawmakers in 1899 passed a law that transferred all executions to the Moundsville penitentiary under the state's supervision because the hangings were… [read post]