Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Burton Wilbur Abbott (February 8, 1928 – March 15, 1957) was a University of California at Berkeley accounting student living in Alameda, California, who was tried for the rape and murder of 14-year-old Stephanie Bryan in November 1955. Although the evidence against him was entirely circumstantial, he was convicted and sentenced to death in California's gas chamber. On March 15, 1957 a stay of execution from the governor of California was communicated to the prison just moments too late to halt his execution, which had already begun.The case is often cited as one raising serious questions as to the appropriateness of condemning a person based on circumstantial evidence alone."@en }
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- Burton_Abbott abstract "Burton Wilbur Abbott (February 8, 1928 – March 15, 1957) was a University of California at Berkeley accounting student living in Alameda, California, who was tried for the rape and murder of 14-year-old Stephanie Bryan in November 1955. Although the evidence against him was entirely circumstantial, he was convicted and sentenced to death in California's gas chamber. On March 15, 1957 a stay of execution from the governor of California was communicated to the prison just moments too late to halt his execution, which had already begun.The case is often cited as one raising serious questions as to the appropriateness of condemning a person based on circumstantial evidence alone.".
- Q5000802 abstract "Burton Wilbur Abbott (February 8, 1928 – March 15, 1957) was a University of California at Berkeley accounting student living in Alameda, California, who was tried for the rape and murder of 14-year-old Stephanie Bryan in November 1955. Although the evidence against him was entirely circumstantial, he was convicted and sentenced to death in California's gas chamber. On March 15, 1957 a stay of execution from the governor of California was communicated to the prison just moments too late to halt his execution, which had already begun.The case is often cited as one raising serious questions as to the appropriateness of condemning a person based on circumstantial evidence alone.".