---
title: 'Executions in 2008'
description: 'Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding Kentucky’s lethal injection process on April 16, there have been 9 executions: William Lynd GA 5/6/08…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-in-2008'
section: news
date: '2008-06-10T22:53:33-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:25:30-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

Since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding Kentucky's lethal injection process on April 16, there have been **9** executions:

**William Lynd**  GA  
 5/6/08  
**Earl Berry**  MS  
 5/21/08  
**Kevin Green**  VA  
 5/27/08  
**Curtis Osborne**  GA  
 6/4/08  
**David Hill**  SC  
 6/6/08  
 Karl Chamberlain  
 TX  
 6/11/08  
**Terry Short**  
 OK  
 6/17/08  
 James Reed  
 SC  
 6/20/08  
**Robert Yarbrough**  
 VA  
 6/25/08

**Race of Defendants**: 5 white, 4 black  
**Race of Victims**: 7 white, 5 black, 1 Asian

**Regions of Country**: 100% in the south  
**Method**: 8 by lethal injection; 1 by electrocution

**Executions scheduled but not carried out**:

Georgia: 1 Commutation  
 Virginia: 1 Commutation  
 Texas: 2 Stays of execution

See [**Executions**](../article.php?did=414&scid=8) and [**Upcoming Executions**](../article.php?scid=8&did=190) (As of June 25, 2008).