Legal Executions in California: A Comprehensive Registry, 1851-2005

by Sheila O'Hare, Irene Berry, Jesse Silva

This reference book provides comprehensive coverage of legal executions performed in the state of California from 1851 (when the Criminal Practices Act first authorized executions) until the present. It includes all cases in which legal processes appear to have been observed and the resulting execution was carried out by an authorized representative of a county or the state. Entries are organized by year of execution and contain the felon's name,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786464364
• ISBN13: 9780786464364
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher