So, it there any practical reason for doing this other than as a PR stunt for the anti-capital punishment crowd?
Let’s see, no witnesses, no transcripts, no evidence, even if the kid was railroaded, and considering when it happened it’s quite possible, how are you going to prove anything? And oh yeah as to their “ he only weighed 95 pounds and stood 5’1”, so what? Where are the measurements for the victims?
That's about the size of Baby Face Nelson, probably the most vicious and murderous of the depression era bank robber gangsters. I thihk he still holds the record for having killed the most FBI agents.