the last non-military federal execution by hanging in the us was on april 13, 1961.
the last non-military federal execution by hanging in the us was on april 13, 1961.
when was the last non-military federal execution by hanging in the us?
april 13, 1961
the last execution to take place in iowa was on march 15, 1963, at iowa state penitentiary, when victor harry feguer was hanged for murder and kidnapping; however, feguer's execution was under federal law; feguer's execution was the last federal execution until timothy mcveigh's in 2001. the last person to be executed in iowa under iowa state law was charles a. kelly on september 6, 1962.
capital punishment in iowa
in switzerland, federal execution describes federal compulsory measures against individual cantons, if they do not comply with their federal obligations. the foundations of this were articles 173 and 186 of the federal constitution. federal execution may also have meant the fulfilment of duty by the confederation at the expense of the canto (replacement action) or temporary suspension of subsidies. the last measure would then have to have been a military action against the rented canton. the federal execution was decided by the federal assembly and the implementation of it was the responsibility of the federal council. the following prerequisites must have been cumulative for the federal security to implement them:
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