Titel: Lynching in Sweden
Skrivet av: Oss skrivet 1999-07-02, 23:26
In the USA each state controls whether or not capital punishment can be used in sentencing. Minnesota outlawed capital punishment in the late 1800's, the last 'public hanging' in Elk River, MN, I believe in 1888. However, federal laws for felons committing federal felonies may be executed even though the crime was committed in Minnesota. In 1956 a bank robber in Thief River Falls, MN was found guilty of murder of a bank employee [which is a federal felony]. Case was tried in St. Louis, MO, and eventually the felon was executed. I am sure you swedes are familiar with Joe Hill, who spent most of his time in Minnesota, but was convicted sentenced to death in a Utah Federal Court.