Leonard Shockley
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Leonard Melvin Shockley was a juvenile executed in the United States
for a murder committed when he was under the age of 18. Shockley, a black male, was executed in Maryland
in the gas chamber
for the murder of on January 16, 1958 when he was 16. Shockley was convicted of murdering a white woman during a robbery in Dorchester County, Maryland
. Shockley, whose older brother had just begun serving a life sentence at the time of the execution, was 17 years of age.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for a murder committed when he was under the age of 18. Shockley, a black male, was executed in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
in the gas chamber
Gas chamber
A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. The most commonly used poisonous agent is hydrogen cyanide; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide have also been used...
for the murder of on January 16, 1958 when he was 16. Shockley was convicted of murdering a white woman during a robbery in Dorchester County, Maryland
Dorchester County, Maryland
Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland on its Eastern Shore. It is bordered by the Choptank River to the north, Talbot County to the northwest, Caroline County to the northeast, Wicomico County to the southeast, Sussex County, Delaware, to the east, and the Chesapeake...
. Shockley, whose older brother had just begun serving a life sentence at the time of the execution, was 17 years of age.