George Junius Stinney Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944)
"Teenage boy wrongly convicted at age 14 of the murder of two white girls ages 7 and 11 in 1944 in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina. He was executed by electric chair in June of that year, still only 14. The court refused to hear his appeal, and the appeals on his behalf to the governor for clemency were denied. He is the youngest American to be sentenced to death and executed.
A re-examination of the Stinney case began in 2004, and several individuals and Northeastern University School of Law organized to seek a judicial review. His conviction was vacated in 2014 when a court ruled that he had not received a fair trial." - wkipedia
This is why I'm against the death penalty. Not because I have any sympathy for pedophiles and murderers, but because I do not trust the government to have the ability to kill people.
jecinci on August 9th, 2019 at 13:15 UTC »
George Junius Stinney Jr. (October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944)
"Teenage boy wrongly convicted at age 14 of the murder of two white girls ages 7 and 11 in 1944 in his hometown of Alcolu, South Carolina. He was executed by electric chair in June of that year, still only 14. The court refused to hear his appeal, and the appeals on his behalf to the governor for clemency were denied. He is the youngest American to be sentenced to death and executed.
A re-examination of the Stinney case began in 2004, and several individuals and Northeastern University School of Law organized to seek a judicial review. His conviction was vacated in 2014 when a court ruled that he had not received a fair trial." - wkipedia
ps: More info on the Re-trial
diatom_iron on August 9th, 2019 at 13:46 UTC »
Amazing colorization. His stare is haunting.
Nemyosel on August 9th, 2019 at 18:08 UTC »
This is why I'm against the death penalty. Not because I have any sympathy for pedophiles and murderers, but because I do not trust the government to have the ability to kill people.