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Death Row U.S.A
DEATH ROW U.S.A. Summer 2017 A quarterly report by the Criminal Justice Project of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Deborah Fins, Esq. Consultant to the Criminal Justice Project NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Death Row U.S.A. Summer 2017 (As of July 1, 2017) TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATH ROW INMATES KNOWN TO LDF: 2,817 Race of Defendant: White 1,196 (42.46%) Black 1,168 (41.46%) Latino/Latina 373 (13.24%) Native American 26 (0.92%) Asian 53 (1.88%) Unknown at this issue 1 (0.04%) Gender: Male 2,764 (98.12%) Female 53 (1.88%) JURISDICTIONS WITH CURRENT DEATH PENALTY STATUTES: 33 Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, U.S. Government, U.S. Military. JURISDICTIONS WITHOUT DEATH PENALTY STATUTES: 20 Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico [see note below], New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin. [NOTE: New Mexico repealed the death penalty prospectively. The men already sentenced remain under sentence of death.] Death Row U.S.A. Page 1 In the United States Supreme Court Update to Spring 2017 Issue of Significant Criminal, Habeas, & Other Pending Cases for Cases to Be Decided in October Term 2016 or 2017 1. CASES RAISING CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS First Amendment Packingham v. North Carolina, No. 15-1194 (Use of websites by sex offender) (decision below 777 S.E.2d 738 (N.C. -
UCCSN Board of Regents' Meeting Minutes April 1112, 1969
UCCSN Board of Regents' Meeting Minutes April 1112, 1969 04111969 Pages 139 BOARD OF REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SYSTEM April 11, 1969 The Board of Regents met on the above date in the Donald C. Moyer Campus Student Union, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Members present: Fred M. Anderson, M. D. Mr. Thomas G. Bell Mr. James H. Bilbray (for a portion of the meeting) Mr. Archie C. Grant Mr. Procter Hug, Jr. (for a portion of the meeting) Mr. Harold Jacobsen Mrs. Molly Knudtsen Louis Lombardi, M. D. Mr. R. J. Ronzone Dr. Juanita White Members absent: Mr. Albert Seeliger Others present: Chancellor Neil D. Humphrey President N. Edd Miller (UNR) President R. J. Zorn (UNLV) Vice Chancellor Wendell A. Mordy (DRI) Mr. Daniel Walsh, Deputy Attorney General Mr. Edward L. Pine, Business Manager, UNR Mr. Herman Westfall, Business Manager, UNLV Dr. Donald Driggs, Senate Chairman (UNR) Professor Roger Miller, Senate Chairman (UNLV) Dr. Don Fowler, representing DRI Faculty Senate Mr. Edward Olsen, Director of Information (UNR) Mr. Mark Hughes, Director of Information (UNLV) Mr. Joe Bell, ASUN President Mr. Jim Hardesty, ASUN PresidentElect Mr. Bill Terry, CSUN President The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman Bell at 10:45 A.M. 1. Approval of Minutes Upon motion by Mr. Grant, seconded by Mr. Ronzone, the minutes of the regular meeting of March 6, 1969 were ap proved as submitted. 2. Acceptance of Gifts Upon motion by Dr. Lombardi, seconded by Dr. Anderson, the following gifts and grants were accepted: University of Nevada, Reno Library Mr. -
Prosecutors' Perspective on California's Death Penalty
California District Attorneys Association Prosecutors' Perspective on California's Death Penalty Produced in collaboration with the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation MARCH 2003 GILBERT G. OTERO LAWRENCE G. BROWN President Executive Director Prosecutors' Perspective on California's Death Penalty MARCH 2003 CDAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS DIRECTORS PRESIDENT John Paul Bernardi, Los Angeles County Gilbert G. Otero Imperial County Cregor G. Datig, Riverside County SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT Bradford Fenocchio, Placer County David W. Paulson Solano County James P. Fox, San Mateo County SECRETARY-TREASURER Ed Jagels, Kern County Jan Scully Sacramento County Ernest J. LiCalsi, Madera County SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Martin T. Murray, San Mateo County Gerald Shea San Luis Obispo County Rolanda Pierre Dixon, Santa Clara County PAST PRESIDENT Frank J. Vanella, San Bernardino County Gordon Spencer Merced County Terry Wiley, Alameda County Acknowledgments The research and preparation of this document required the effort, skill, and collaboration of some of California’s most experienced capital-case prosecutors and talented administration- of-justice attorneys. Deep gratitude is extended to all who assisted. Special recognition is also deserved by CDAA’s Projects Editor, Kaye Bassett, Esq. This paper would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the California District Attorneys Association’s Death Penalty White Paper Ad Hoc Committee. CALIFORNIA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION DEATH PENALTY WHITE PAPER AD HOC COMMITTEE JIM ANDERSON ALAMEDA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TAMI R. BOGERT CALIFORNIA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION SUSAN BLAKE CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGAL FOUNDATION LAWRENCE G. BROWN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION WARD A. CAMPBELL CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE BRENDA DALY SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE DANE GILLETTE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE DAVID R. -
Death Row U.S.A
DEATH ROW U.S.A. Fall 2020 A quarterly report by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Deborah Fins Consultant to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Death Row U.S.A. Fall 2020 (As of October 1, 2020) TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATH ROW INMATES KNOWN TO LDF: 2553 (2553 – 180* - 877M = 1496 enforceable sentences) Race of Defendant: White 1,076 (42.15%) Black 1,062 (41.60%) Latino/Latina 343 (13.44%) Native American 24 (0.94%) Asian 47 (1.84%) Unknown at this issue 1 (0.04%) Gender: Male 2,502 (98.00%) Female 51 (2.00%) JURISDICTIONS WITH CURRENT DEATH PENALTY STATUTES: 30 Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, CaliforniaM, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, OregonM, PennsylvaniaM, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming, U.S. Government, U.S. Military. M States where a moratorium prohibiting execution has been imposed by the Governor. JURISDICTIONS WITHOUT DEATH PENALTY STATUTES: 23 Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire [see note below], New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin. [NOTE: New Hampshire repealed the death penalty prospectively. The man already sentenced remains under sentence of death.] * Designates the number of people in non-moratorium states who are not under active death sentence because of court reversal but whose sentence may be reimposed. M Designates the number of people in states where a gubernatorial moratorium on execution has been imposed. -
The Illusion of Control “Consensual” Executions, the Impending Death of Timothy Mcveigh, and the Brutalizing Futility of Capital Punishment
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The illusion of control “Consensual” executions, the impending death of Timothy McVeigh, and the brutalizing futility of capital punishment The death penalty cannot be useful, because of the example of barbarity it gives men. On crimes and punishments, Cesare Beccaria, 1764. There is no proof that the death penalty ever made a single murderer recoil when he had made up his mind, whereas clearly it had no effect but one of fascination on thousands of criminals; in other regards, it constitutes a repulsive example, the consequences of which cannot be foreseen. Reflections on the guillotine, Albert Camus, 1957. If...we are to be sincere in our efforts to reduce violence, there is one type of violence that we can with complete certainty eliminate. That is the killing of criminals by the state. The question is, will people learn to respect life better by threat or by example? And the uniform answer of history, comparative studies and experience is that man is an emulative animal. Norval Morris and Gordon Hawkins, US criminologists. A defendant’s voluntary submission to a barbaric punishment does not ameliorate the harm that imposing such a punishment causes to our basic societal values and to the integrity of our system of justice. Certainly a defendant’s consent to being drawn and quartered or burned at the stake would not license the State to exact such punishments. Whitmore v Arkansas, US Supreme Court, Justice Marshall dissenting, 1990. The death penalty, guns, violence in society, these cast a large cloud on America’s moral leadership. -
The "Midnight Assassination Law" and Minnesota's Anti-Death Penalty Movement, 1849-1911 John D
William Mitchell Law Review Volume 22 | Issue 2 Article 15 1996 The "Midnight Assassination Law" and Minnesota's Anti-Death Penalty Movement, 1849-1911 John D. Bessler Follow this and additional works at: http://open.mitchellhamline.edu/wmlr Recommended Citation Bessler, John D. (1996) "The "Midnight Assassination Law" and Minnesota's Anti-Death Penalty Movement, 1849-1911," William Mitchell Law Review: Vol. 22: Iss. 2, Article 15. Available at: http://open.mitchellhamline.edu/wmlr/vol22/iss2/15 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Reviews and Journals at Mitchell Hamline Open Access. It has been accepted for inclusion in William Mitchell Law Review by an authorized administrator of Mitchell Hamline Open Access. For more information, please contact [email protected]. © Mitchell Hamline School of Law Bessler: The "Midnight Assassination Law" and Minnesota's Anti-Death Penal THE "MIDNIGHT ASSASSINATION LAW" AND MINNESOTA'S ANTI-DEATH PENALTY MOVEMENT, 1849-191 1t John D. Besslertt I. INTRODUCTION ........................... 578 II. THE MINNESOTA TERRITORY AND THE EARLY STATEHOOD YEARS, 1849-1867 ................. 583 A. A Public Execution on the Prairie ............ 583 B. Lynch Mobs and FrontierJustice ............. 586 C. Early Abolitionist Efforts and the Execution of Anne Bilansky .............................. 589 D. More Public Hangings .................... 599 III. THE EXECUTION MORATORIUM, 1868-1884 ........ 603 A. The 1868 Act .......................... 603 B. The Repeal of the 1868 Act ................. 608 IV. THE RESUMPTION OF HANGINGS IN MINNESOTA, 1885-1889 . .............................. 614 A. Daytime Executions ...................... 614 B. The Barrett Boys and the Beginning of the 1889 Legislative Session ...................... 616 V. THE PASSAGE OF THE "MIDNIGHT ASSASSINATION LAW" IN 1889 ........................... -
African-American and White Inequality in the American South: Evidence from the 19Th Century Missouri State Prison
AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND WHITE INEQUALITY IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH: EVIDENCE FROM THE 19TH CENTURY MISSOURI STATE PRISON SCOTT ALAN CARSON CESIFO WORKING PAPER NO. 1954 CATEGORY 3: SOCIAL PROTECTION MARCH 2007 An electronic version of the paper may be downloaded • from the SSRN website: www.SSRN.com • from the RePEc website: www.RePEc.org • from the CESifo website: www.CESifo-group.deT T CESifo Working Paper No. 1954 AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND WHITE INEQUALITY IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH: EVIDENCE FROM THE 19TH CENTURY MISSOURI STATE PRISON Abstract The use of height data to measure living standards is now a well-established method in economic history. Moreover, a number of core findings in the literature are widely agreed upon. There are still some populations, places, and times, however, for which anthropometric evidence remains thin. One example is 19th century African-Americans in US border states. This paper introduces a new data set from the Missouri state prison to track black and white male heights from 1829 to 1913. Where modern blacks and whites come to comparable terminal statures when brought to maturity under optimal conditions, whites were persistently taller than blacks in this Missouri prison sample. Over time, black and white adult statures remained approximately constant throughout the 19th century, while black youth stature increased considerably during the antebellum period and decreased during Reconstruction. JEL Code: N31, J15, J70, I12, I31. Scott Alan Carson School of Business University of Texas, Permian Basin 4901 East University Odessa, TX 79762 USA [email protected] Please do not cite without permission from the author. I appreciate comments from participants from Western Social Science Association, and the Center for Economic Studies at the University of Munich. -
Death Row U.S.A
DEATH ROW U.S.A. Winter 2020 A quarterly report by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Deborah Fins Consultant to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Death Row U.S.A. Winter 2020 (As of January 1, 2020) TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATH ROW INMATES KNOWN TO LDF: 2620 (2,620 – 189* - 906M = 1525 enforceable sentences) Race of Defendant: White 1,103 (42.10%) Black 1,089 (41.56%) Latino/Latina 353 (13.47%) Native American 27 (1.03%) Asian 47 (1.79%) Unknown at this issue 1 (0.04%) Gender: Male 2,567 (97.98%) Female 53 (2.02%) JURISDICTIONS WITH CURRENT DEATH PENALTY STATUTES: 31 Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, CaliforniaM, ColoradoM, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, OregonM, PennsylvaniaM, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming, U.S. Government, U.S. Military. M States where a moratorium prohibiting execution has been imposed by the Governor. JURISDICTIONS WITHOUT DEATH PENALTY STATUTES: 22 Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire [see note below], New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin. [NOTE: New Hampshire repealed the death penalty prospectively. The man already sentenced remains under sentence of death.] * Designates the number of people in non-moratorium states who are not under active death sentence because of court reversal but whose sentence may be reimposed. M Designates the number of people in states where a gubernatorial moratorium on execution has been imposed. -
Journal of the House
STATE OF IOWA 1928 Journal of the House OF THE Forty-second General Assembly SPECIAL SESSION CONVENED MARCH 5, 1928 ADJOURNED MARCH 14, 1928 JOHN HAMMILL, Governor L. V. CARTER, Speaker of the House HOWARD A. MATHEWS, Speaker Pro Tempore CLEM F. KIMBALL, President of the Senate Published by THE STATEOF IOWA Des Moines FORTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE L. V. CARTER, Speaker of the House Lawn Hill HOWARD A. MATHEWS, Speaker Pro Tempore Danville A. C. GUSTAFSON, Chief Clerk Des Moines PETER WELSH, Assistant Clerk Des Moines H. S. DUGAN, Reading and Engrossing Clerk Des Moines CATHERINE A. ROBERTS, Enrolling Clerk Des Moines ANNA STILWELL, Assistant Enrolling Clerk Waukon MARGARET CANFIELD, Journal Clerk Des Moines GEORGIA MILLER, Journal Clerk Des Moines CHARLES LINDENAU, File Clerk Maquoketa CHRISTYNA CALLISON, House Postmistress Britt OLEY NELSON, Sergeant-at-Arms Slater WALTER R. COOK, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Wadena ANN MARR, Speaker's Clerk Des Moines MADELINE BURROWS, Chief Clerk's Clerk Des Moines ELECTIVE STATE OFFICERS iii ELECTIVE STATE OFFICERS Official Address—Des Moines, Iowa Name Address John Hammill Governor. Britt Clem P. KimbalL Lieutenant Governor Council Bluffs Ed. M. Smith Secretary of State - Winterset J. W. Long Auditor of State Ames Ray E. Johnson.- Treasurer of State Muscatine Mark G. Thornburg Secretary of Agriculture. Emmetsburg John Fletcher._ Attorney General Des Moines Charles Webster Railroad Commissioner- Waucoma Fred P. Woodruff.... Railroad Commissioner.. Knoxville B.M. Richardson.... Railroad Commissioner.. Cedar Rapids Agnes Samuelson Supt. Public Instruction. Shenandoah William D. Evans.... Judge Supreme Court Hampton Truman S. Stevens. -
Death Row USA, Winter 2000
DE.AIii ROW U.SA Winter2000 A quarterllJ report hlJ. the Capital Punishment Project 0£ the NAACPLegal De£ense and Educational Fund, Inc. Deborah Fins, Esq. Director of Research and Student Services,Criminal Justice Project · NAACP Legal Defense & EducationalFund . \_., TOTAL NUMBER OF'DEATHROWINMATES KNOWN TO LDF: . 3,652 Race of Defendant: White 1,701 (46.71%) Black 1,562 (42.77%) ' Latino/Latina 312 ( 8.54%) Native American 45 ( 1.23%) Asian 31 ( .85%) Unknown at this issue 1 ( .03%) Gender: Male 3,600 (98.58%) Female 52 ( 1.42%) Juveniles: Male 69 ( 1. 89°/o) DISPOSmONS SINCE JANUARY 1, 1973: Executions: 59'8 Suicides: . 54 Commutations: 90 (including those by the Governor ofTexas resulting from favorable court decisions) Died of natural causes or killed while under death sentence: 157 Convi~ions/Sentences reversed: 1697 JURISDICTIONS WITH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT STATUTES : 40 (Underlinedjurisdiction has statute but no sentences imposed) Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,California, Colorado, Connecticut,Delaware , Florida, Georgia, Idaho , Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire,New Jersey, New Mexico, New Yorlc,North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, U.S. Government,U .S. Military. JURISDICTIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT STATUTES : 13 Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vennont,West Virginia,Wisconsin . Death Row U.S.A. Page I In the United States Supreme Court October Term - 1999 SignificantCriminal , Habeas, & Other Pending Cases · 1. CASESRAISING CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS Fourth Amendment Bond v. United States, No. 98-9349 (Manipulationofluggage stored in overhead bin of bus) (decision below at 167 F.3d 225 (5th Cir. -
The Future of the Nevada State Prison
The Future of the Nevada State Prison Recommendations to the 2015 Legislature Pursuant to 2013 Assembly Bill 356 Prepared by the Nevada State Prison Steering Committee September 2014 The Future of the Nevada State Prison Table of Contents Page Executive Summary………………………………………………………………… 1 Assembly Bill 356…………………………………………………………………………… 1 Nevada State Prison Steering Committee………………………………………….. 2 Nevada State Prison Steering Committee Vision.……………………………….. 2 The Report…………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Study Area……………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Building Names and Locations………………………………………………………….. 5 National Register of Historic Places……………………………………………………. 5 Recommendations …….………………………………………………………………… 6 Background…………………………………………………………………………… 13 History of the Nevada State Prison……………………………………………………. 13 Inventory of Existing Conditions……………………………………………………….. 40 Land Use Matrix……………………………………………………………………………… 89 Implementation……………………………………………………………………… 93 Appendices Nevada State Prison Steering Committee Members Memorandum of Understanding Assembly Bill 356 Committee Process Timeline Reports/Maps Report to the 2015 Nevada State Legislature The Future of the Nevada State Prison: Nevada State Prison Steering Committee September, 2014 Page 1 Executive Summary This report summarizes the activities of the Nevada State Prison (NSP) Steering Committee (Committee), pursuant to the provisions specified in Assembly Bill 356, enacted by the 2013 session of the Nevada State Legislature. Assembly Bill (AB) 356: The Legislature found and declared: -
Habeas Corpus Committee Powell Papers
Washington and Lee University School of Law Washington & Lee University School of Law Scholarly Commons Habeas Corpus Committee Powell Papers 1990 Habeas Corpus Committee - Capital Punishment Data Lewis F. Powell Jr. Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/habeascorpus Part of the Constitutional Law Commons, and the Criminal Law Commons ~ ,, - . ' April 21, 1987 DEATH PENALTY LIST SCHEDULED EXECUTION DATE STATE DEFENDANT \ Su ~'X. (,-~ \_ TIE Larry N. Aflderson ~ ~ 85 -6424 -CSY, denied lq/6/86. v\\'v 4/2W£i---------------Ar------Joe-t~~amortght Stay granted by U.S.D.C. 4fW/~7---------------A~------Re-be~~-E>-;-Sm-H.fl Stay granted by U.S.D.C. 4/30/87 TX Clifford X. Phillips U.S.D.C. denied federal 85-6523-CSY, denied 6/23/86. habeas petition on 12/10/86. No appeal was taken. 5/6/87 AZ Roger L. Smith 5/7/87 FL John Mills, Jr. 84-6808-CSY, denied 7/1/85. 5/7/87 FL Chester L. Maxwell 86-5541-CSY, denied 11/7/86. 5/13/87 AZ Jose R. Villafuerte 84-5964-CSY, denied 2/19/85. 5/13/87 AZ Viva L. Nash 84-6639-CSY, denied 6/3/85. 5/20/87 AZ Bernard Smith 5/27/87 TX Kenneth Granviel 81-1011-CFH, denied 3/8/82. 81-5858-CFH, denied 3/8/82. 5/28/87 TX Anthony C. Williams Application for stay 81-5876-CSY, denied 3/8/82. (A-749) pending. 86-6600-CFH, denied 4/6/87. ~ I A .. SUPPLEMENTAL LIST FOR CONFERENCE, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1987 MOTION A-770 WILL ROBERTS V.