juan: an issue of james rooney -- and the issue, james rooney, of the death penalty possibility in the state of massachusetts? >> well, obviously, that is of a concern to us since we have worked long and hard to keep the death penalty out of this state. but as i'm sure you're well aware, the federal government is a different sovereignty and can charge death cases, whether or not the state where the act took place, has the death penalty or not. in massachusetts, we assume the federal government bring a number of death multi-cases. 10 years or so ago, it charged a nurse with killing some patients. that went to trial. it also charged a man with killing in massachusetts that would to trial. this is the third death penalty case in massachusetts within a short time. amy: can you give us the history of the death penalty, going way back? your organization was founded in 1928, the oldest in the country. so talk about its history in massachusetts. what were the cases? >> the history of massachusetts is, like many other places, for many years, massachusetts had the death penalty. twin 1640 and 47