A black teen in the Jim Crow South , Stinney was accused of murdering two white girls , ages 7 and 11 , as they hunted for wildflowers in Alcolu , about 50 miles southeast of Columbia . Stinney was executed for killing two girls some 70 years ago in South Carolina . A judge found a violation of his due process rights ` ` to his prosecution '' She says sentencing a year - old to death constitutes cruel and unusual punishment .
Stinney was executed for killing two girls some 70 years ago in South Carolina . A judge found a violation of his due process rights ` ` to his prosecution '' She says sentencing a year - old to death constitutes cruel and unusual punishment .