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The Hughes Court (1930–41)

Criminal Justice

What happened to Frank Palko?

After Palko’s “double jeopardy” argument was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court, the state proceeded with his execution. He died in an electric chair in 1937 at Connecticut State Prison.

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