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Death Row U.S.A DEATH ROW U.S.A. Fall 2004 A quarterly report by the Criminal Justice Project of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Deborah Fins, Esq. Director of Research and Student Services, Criminal Justice Project NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. STATE LISTS OF PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW CODES FOR STATE ROSTERS: B Black A Asian W White N Native American L Latino/a U Unknown at this issue ^ Female & Sentenced to death in the state where listed, but incarcerated in another state # Juveniles [ ] Reversals: Defendants 1) awaiting a retrial or a new sentencing proceeding following a court order or 2) whose court ordered conviction or sentence reversal is not yet final. ALABAMA (Lethal Injection or Choice of Electrocution) Total = 199 B = 93 W = 103 L = 2 N = 0 A = 1 U = 0 Females = 3 (B = 2 W = 1 ) Juveniles = 14 (B = 6 W = 8 ) 1. ACKLIN, NICK (B ) 37. CENTOBIE, MARIO (W ) 2. ADAMS, RONALDO # (B ) 38. CLARK, CHARLES GREGORY (W ) 3. ADKINS, RICKY (W ) 39. CLEMONS, EUGENE (B ) 4. APICELLA, ANDREW (W ) 40. CORAL, ROBERT (B ) 5. ARTHUR, THOMAS (W ) 41. DALLAS, DONALD (W ) 6. [ BAKER, JR., BOBBY (B ) ] 42. DANIEL, RENARD MARCEL (B ) 7. BARBER, JAMES EDWARD (W ) 43. DAVIS, DAVID EUGENE (W ) 8. BARBOUR, CHRISTOPHER (W ) 44. DAVIS, JIMMY (B ) 9. BARKSDALE, TONY (B ) 45. DAVIS, MELVIN (B ) 10. BECKWORTH, REX ALLEN (W ) 46. DAVIS, TIMOTHY # (W ) 11. BELISLE, RICK (W ) 47. DEARDORF, DONALD (W ) 12. BELL, RANDY (B ) 48. DEBRUCE, DERRICK (B ) 13. BENJAMIN, BRANDYN (B ) 49. DILL, JIMMY (W ) 14. BLACKMON, PATRICIA ^ (B ) 50. DOBYNE, WILLIE (B ) 15. BONDS, JAMES # (B ) 51. DUKE, MARK A. # (W ) 16. BORDEN, JAMES H. (W ) 52. DUNAWAY, LARRY (B ) 17. BORDEN, JEFFREY (W ) 53. DUNCAN, TRACE # (W ) 18. BOYD, ANTHONY (B ) 54. EGGERS, MICHAEL (W ) 19. BOYD, WILLIAM (W ) 55. FERGUSON, THOMAS (W ) 20. BRADLEY, DANNY (W ) 56. FLOWERS, RICHARD JEROME (B ) 21. [ BROADNAX, DONALD (B ) ] 57. FLOWERS, TIMOTHY KEITH (W ) 22. BROOKS, CHRISTOPHER (W ) 58. FRAZIER, DEMETRIUS (B ) 23. BROOKS, JIMMY LEE (W ) 59. FREEMAN, DAVID (W ) 24. BROWN, ANTHONY (B ) 60. GADDY, RICHARD (W ) 25. BROWN, MICHAEL LEE (W ) 61. GAMBLE, LASAMUEL (B ) 26. BROWN, RAYMOND (W ) 62. GAVIN, KEITH (B ) 27. BROWNFIELD, JAMES (W ) 63. GEORGE, LARRY D. (B ) 28. [ BRYANT, JERRY DEVANE (B ) ] 64. GILES, ARTHUR (B ) 29. [ BUI, QUANG (A ) ] 65. GISSENDANNER, EMANUEL (B ) 30. BURGESS, ALONZO L. (B ) 66. GRAYSON, CAREY (W ) 31. BURGESS, JR., WILLIE R. (B ) 67. GRAYSON, DARRELL (B ) 32. BURTON, CHARLES (B ) 68. GUTHRIE, COLON (W ) 33. BUSH, WILLIAM (B ) 69. HAGOOD, RAYFORD (W ) 34. CALHOUN, JOHN RUSSELL (B ) 70. HALL, STEVEN W. (W ) 35. [ CALLAHAN, JAMES (W ) ] 71. HALLFORD, PHILLIP (W ) 36. CARRUTH, MICHAEL DAVID (W ) 72. HAMM, DOYLE LEE (W ) Death Row U.S.A. Page 29 73. HAMMONDS, ARTEZ (B ) 132. NEAL, JOHN LIONEL # (W ) 74. HARDY, JOHN (B ) 133. NELSON, DAVID (W ) 75. HARRIS, LOUISE ^ (B ) 134. NICKS, HARRY (B ) 76. HARRISON, JAMES ALLEN (W ) 135. PARKER, JOHN (W ) 77. HART, II, GARY # (B ) 136. PAYNE, MAX L. (W ) 78. HENDERSON, JERRY (W ) 137. PEOPLES, JOHN (W ) 79. HINTON, ANTHONY (B ) 138. PERAITA, CUHUATEMOC (L) 80. HODGES, MELVIN GENE (B ) 139. PERKINS, ROY E. (W ) 81. HOLLADAY, GLENN (W ) 140. [ PIERCE, ANDY D. (W ) ] 82. HOOKS, JOSEPH (W ) 141. PILLEY, STEPHEN (W ) 83. HUNT, GREG (W ) 142. POWELL, EDDIE (B ) 84. HUTCHERSON, LARRY (W ) 143. PRESSLEY, MARCUS D. # (B ) 85. HYDE, JAMES M. # (W ) 144. PRICE, CHRISTOPHER (W ) 86. INGRAM, ROBERT S. (B ) 145. RAY, DOMINIQUE (B ) 87. IRVIN, MICHAEL (B ) 146. REEVES, MATTHEW (B ) 88. JACKSON, JEREMIAH (B ) 147. RIEBER, JEFFREY (W ) 89. JACKSON, SHONNELL (B ) 148. ROBERTS, DAVID LEE (W ) 90. JACKSON, WILLIE (B ) 149. ROBITAILLIE, WILSON EARL (W ) 91. JAMES, JOE (B ) 150. ROGERS, DAVID (W ) 92. JENKINS, MARK (L ) 151. SAMRA, MICHAEL (W ) 93. JOHNSON, JAMES A. (B ) 152. SCOTT, WILLIE EARL (B ) 94. JOHNSON, SHONDA NICHOL ^ (W ) 153. SIBLEY, GEORGE (W ) 95. JOHNSON, TOFOREST (B ) 154. SIEBERT, DANIEL (W ) 96. JONES, AARON (B ) 155. SIMMONS, CLARENCE (W ) 97. JONES, ANTONIO (B ) 156. SLATON, NATHAN # (W ) 98. KEY, GARY FRANK (W ) 157. SMITH, COREY (B ) 99. KNIGHT, GREGORY DEWAYNE (B ) 158. SMITH, JERRY JEROME (B ) 100. KNOTTS, WILLIAM T. # (W ) 159. SMITH, JOSEPH CLIFTON (W ) 101. KUENZEL, WILLIAM (W ) 160. SMITH, KENNETH (W ) 102. LAND, MICHAEL J. (W ) 161. SMITH, LARRY (W ) 103. [ LAWHORN, JAMES (W ) ] 162. SMITH, RONALD B. (W ) 104. LEE, JEFFREY (B ) 163. SMITH, WILLIE B. (B ) 105. LEWIS, GERALD PATRICK (W ) & 164. [ SNEED, ULYSEES (B ) ] 106. LEWIS, MICHAEL JEROME (W ) 165. SNYDER, CORKY (W ) 107. LOGGINS, KENNY # (W ) 166. SOCKWELL, MICHAEL (B ) 108. MACK, ALBERT (B ) 167. STALLWORTH, CALVIN (B ) 109. MADISON, VERNON (B ) 168. STEPHENS, STANLEY (B ) 110. MAGWOOD, BILLY (B ) 169. STEPHENS, VICTOR (B ) 111. MAPLES, COREY (W ) 170. STEWART, CHARLES (W ) 112. MARTIN, GEORGE (B ) 171. TARVER, BOBBY (B ) 113. [ MARTIN, JAMES (W ) ] 172. TAYLOR, JARROD (B ) 114. MASON, DERRICK O'NEAL (B ) 173. TAYLOR, MICHAEL S. (W ) 115. MAXWELL, MICHAEL (W) 174. THOMAS, KENNETH G. (W ) 116. MCGAHEE, EARL (B ) 175. TRAVIS, WAYNE (W ) 117. MCGOWAN, JAMES (W ) 176. TRAWICK, JACK (W ) 118. MCGRIFF, DENNIS (B ) 177. TURNER, DARRYL (B ) 119. MCNABB, TORREY (B ) 178. TYSON, ANTHONY (B ) 120. [ MCNAIR, WILLIE (B ) ] 179. WALDROP, BOBBY WAYNE (W ) 121. MCWHORTER, CASEY (W ) 180. WALKER, JAMES EARL (W ) 122. MCWILLIAMS, JAMES (B ) 181. WARD, JOHN MICHAEL (W ) 123. MELSON, ROBERT (B ) 182. WASHINGTON, CHARLIE (B ) 124. MILLER, ALAN EUGENE (W ) 183. WEST, GEOFFREY TODD (W ) 125. MINOR, WILLIE (B ) 184. WHISENHANT, THOMAS (W ) 126. MOODY, WALTER (W ) 185. WHITE, LEROY (B ) 127. [ MOORE, DANIEL WADE (W ) ] 186. WHITEHEAD, LARRY (W ) 128. MORRIS, ALFONZO (B ) 187. WILLIAMS, HERBERT (B ) 129. MORROW, JOHN EARL (W ) 188. WILLIAMS, JASON (W ) 130. MUSGROVE, DONNIS (W ) 189. WILLIAMS, LUTHER (B ) 131. MYERS, ROBIN DION (B ) 190. WILLIAMS, MARCUS (B ) Death Row U.S.A. Page 30 191. WILSON, JOEY (W ) 196. WYNN, GREGORY # (B ) 192. WIMBERLY, SHABER # (B ) 197. [ YANCEY, VERNON LAMAR (W ) ] 193. WINDSOR, HARVEY (W ) 198. YEOMANS, JAMES DONALD (W ) 194. WOOD, HOLLY (B ) 199. ZEIGLER, WILLIAM (B ) 195. WOODS, FREDRICK D. (B ) ARIZONA (Lethal Injection, or Choice of Gas Chamber If Sentenced Before 11/92) Total = 128 B = 14 W = 91 L = 19 N = 3 A = 1 U = 0 Females = 1 (W = 1) Juveniles = 6 (W = 4 L = 2 ) 1. ADAMS, JAMES (W ) 50. JAMES, STEVEN C. (W ) 2. AGUILAR, TONATIHU # (L ) 51. JOHNSON, RUBEN MYRAN (B ) 3. ANDERSON, FRANK (W ) 52. [ JONES, ANTOIN (B ) ] 4. ANTHONY, DAVID (W ) 53. JONES, BARRY L. (W ) 5. APELT, MICHAEL (W ) 54. JONES, DANNY LEE (W ) 6. APELT, RUDI A. (W ) 55. JONES, ROBERT (W ) 7. [ ARMSTRONG, SHAD (W ) ] 56. KAYER, GEORGE RUSSELL (W ) 8. ATWOOD, FRANK J. (W ) 57. KEMP, THOMAS (W ) 9. BEATY, DONALD E. (W ) 58. [ KILES, ALVIE C. (B ) ] 10. BIBLE, RICHARD L. (W ) 59. KING, ERIC (B ) 11. [ BOCHARSKI, PHILLIP (W ) ] 60. LAIRD, KENNETH J. # (W ) 12. BRACEY, WILLIAM (B ) & 61. LAMAR, CHRISTOPHER (L ) 13. [ CANEZ, ARTURO (L ) ] 62. LAMBRIGHT, JOE (W ) 14. CARREON, ALBERT M. (L ) 63. LANDRIGAN, JEFFREY (N ) 15. CLABOURNE, SCOTT D. (B ) 64. LEE, CHAD ALLEN (W ) 16. COMER, ROBERT C. (W ) 65. LEE, DARRELL (W ) 17. COOK, DANIEL WAYNE (W ) 66. [ LEHR, SCOTT (W ) ] 18. CORRELL, MICHAEL E. (W ) 67. LIBBERTON, LAURENCE (W ) 19. CROMWELL, ROBERT (W ) 68. LOPEZ, GEORGE M. (L ) 20. [ CROPPER, LEROY (W ) ] 69. LOPEZ, SAMUEL V. (L ) 21. [ DANN, BRIAN J. (W ) ] 70. MANN, ERIC O. (L ) 22. [ DAVOLT, JAMES EDWARD # (W ) ] 71. MARTINEZ, ERNESTO SALGADO (L ) 23. DETRICH, DAVID S. (W ) 72. MCKINNEY, JAMES (W ) 24. DICKENS, GREGORY (W ) 73. [ MCMURTREY, JASPER (W ) ] 25. DJERF, RICHARD K. (W ) 74. [ MEDINA, EFREN (L ) ] 26. DOERR, EUGENE (W ) 75. MEDRANO, ANGEL M. (L ) 27. ELLISON, CHARLES DAVID (W ) 76. MILES, KEVIN A. (B ) 28. [ FINCH, MARCUS LASALLE (B ) ] 77. MILKE, DEBRA JEAN ^ (W ) 29. GALLEGOS, MICHAEL S. (L ) 78. [ MONTANO, DANNY (L ) ] 30. GARZA, RUBEN (L ) 79. [ MOODY, ROBERT J. (W ) ] 31. GLASSEL, RICHARD (W ) 80. MOORMANN, ROBERT H. (W ) 32. GOMEZ, FABIO (L ) 81. MURDOUGH, MICHAEL (W ) 33. GONZALES, ERNEST V. (L ) 82. MURRAY, ROBERT W. (W ) 34. GREENE, BEAU JOHN (W ) 83. MURRAY, ROGER W. (W ) 35. GREENWAY, RICHARD H. (W ) 84. NASH, VIVA LEROY (W ) 36. GRELL, SHAWN (W ) 85. NEWELL, STEVEN RAY (W ) 37. GULBRANDSON, DAVID (W ) 86. [ NORDSTROM, SCOTT D. (W) ] 38. [ HALL, HENRY WILLIAM (W ) ] 87. [ PANDELI, DARRELL PETER (W ) ] 39. HAMPTON, TRACY ALLEN (W ) 88. POYSON, ROBERT (L) 40. [ HARROD, JAMES C. (W ) ] 89. [ PRASERTPHONG, KAJORNSAK (A ) ] 41. HEDLUND, CHARLES (W ) 90. [ PRINCE, WAYNE BENOIT (W ) ] 42. HENRY, GRAHAM S. (W ) 91. RAMIREZ, DAVID M. (L ) 43. HILL, CLARENCE D. (W ) 92. RIENHARDT, CHARLES B. (W ) 44. HINCHEY, JOHN (W ) 93. [ RING, TIMOTHY (W ) ] 45. HOOPER, MURRAY (B ) & 94. ROBINSON, FRED L. (B ) 46. [ HOSKINS, AARON SCOTT (W ) ] 95. ROGOVICH, PETER C. (W ) 47. [ HUERSTEL, CHRISTOPHER # (W ) ] 96. ROQUE, FRANK S. (W ) 48. HURLES, RICHARD D. (W ) 97. ROSEBERRY, HOMER RAY (W ) 49. JACKSON, LEVI # (W ) 98. ROSSI, RICHARD (W ) Death Row U.S.A. Page 31 99. RUNNING EAGLE, SEAN (N ) 114. STANLEY, MILO (W ) 100. SALAZAR, ALFONSO (L ) 115. STOKLEY, RICHARD D. (W ) 101. SANSING, JOHN (W ) 116. STYERS, JAMES L. (W ) 102. SCHACKART, RONALD (W ) 117. SUMMERLIN, WARREN (W ) 103. SCHAD, EDWARD (W ) 118. TANKERSLEY, BOBBY LEE (W ) 104. SCHURZ, ELDON M. (N ) 119. TOWERY, ROBERT C. (W ) 105. SCOTT, ROGER (W ) 120. [ TUCKER, EUGENE (B ) ] 106. SHARP, KYLE DAVID (W ) 121. WALDEN, JR., ROBERT L. (W ) 107. SMITH, JOE C. (W ) 122. [ WALLACE, JAMES G. (W ) ] 108. SMITH, ROBERT D. (W ) 123. WASHINGTON, THEODORE (B ) 109.
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