Post-Furman Botched Executions by Michael L. Radelet, University of Florida 1. August 10, 1982. Virginia. Frank J. Coppola. Electrocution. Although no media representatives witnessed the execution and no details were ever released by the Virginia Department of Corrections, an attorney who was present later stated that it took two 55-second jolts of electricity to kill Coppola. The second jolt produced the odor and sizzling sound of burning flesh, and Coppola's head and leg caught on fire. Smoke filled …showed first 75 words of 4041 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4041 total…about 55 other women on death row today awaiting execution. l "Q.10" ? A.10 (T) Correct. Some states, however, forbid the death penalty for anyone under 18. Return to DPIC's "index.html" for more information. A.10 (F) The statement is True. The Supreme Court did rule in one case that a defendant who was 15 at the time of his crime could not receive the death penalty in Oklahoma. Return to DPIC's "index.html" for more information. ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**