If so De'Marquise might be surprised by the reception he gets when he arrives in lockup to start his life sentence - however long that ends up being.
God comfort his precious victim.
Gibbeting was a common lawpunishment, which a judge could impose in addition to execution. This practice was regularised in England by theMurder Act 1751, which empowered judges to impose this for murder. It was most often used for traitors,murderers, highwaymen,pirates, and sheep stealers and was intended to discourage others from committing similar offences. The structures were therefore often placed next to public highways (frequently at crossroads) and waterways.
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