Legal Executions After Statehood in Arizona, Colorado, Ne...
Wilson, R. Michael![Legal Executions After Statehood in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/984/9840393/CHSBZCOP039840393.jpg)
Since statehood was achieved in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, 321 men and 2 women have been executed. The first of these post-statehood executions took place in Nevada on October 30, 1868, and the last took place in Utah on June 18, 2010. This text provides a case history for each execution, including details of the crimes committed, pursuits and captures, the particulars of the legal process, and the executions. There have b...