Recent Death Sentences By Name, Race, County, And Year

2013 Death Sentences by Name, Race, and County

There were 79 new death sen­tences in 2013, one* more than in 2012, but still the sec­ond fewest since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the con­sti­tu­tion­al­i­ty of the death penal­ty in 1976. Of the the 32 states with the death penal­ty, only 15 imposed a death sen­tence in 2013. (We had orig­i­nal­ly report­ed 80 new death sen­tences, but fur­ther research revealed that Khalid Pasha’s sen­tence in Hillsborough Co., Florida, was a resentencing.)

* NOTE: This page was updat­ed on July 11­­­, 2019 to reflect the fact that Raymond Oscar Butler was sen­tenced to death in California in 2012. We had pre­vi­ous­ly erro­neous­ly clas­si­fied it as a resentence.


Defendants Sentenced to Death in 2013

First Name

Thomas

Last Name

Crowe

State

AL

County

Blount

Race

W

Joshua

Last Name

Russell

State

AL

County

Calhoun

Race

B

Nicholas

Last Name

Smith

State

AL

County

Calhoun

Race

B

Dontae

Last Name

Callen

State

AL

County

Jefferson

Race

B

Carlos

Last Name

Kennedy

State

AL

County

Mobile

Race

B

Joel

Last Name

Escalante-Orozco

State

AZ

County

Maricopa

Race

L

Vincent

Last Name

Guarino

State

AZ

County

Maricopa

Race

W

Darrel

Last Name

Ketchner

State

AZ

County

Mohave

Race

W

Nathan

Last Name

Burris

State

CA

County

Contra Costa

Race

B

Travis

Last Name

Frazier

State

CA

County

Kern

Race

W

Kenneth

Last Name

Nowlin

State

CA

County

Kern

Race

W

Robert

Last Name

Galvan

State

CA

County

Kings

Race

L

Michael

Last Name

Walters

State

CA

County

Kings

Race

L

Ronald

Last Name

Brim

State

CA

County

Los Angeles

Race

B

Osman

Last Name

Canales

State

CA

County

Los Angeles

Race

L

Desi

Last Name

Marentes

State

CA

County

Los Angeles

Race

L

Christian

Last Name

Perez

State

CA

County

Los Angeles

Race

L

John

Last Name

Perez

State

CA

County

Los Angeles

Race

L

Rudy

Last Name

Ruiz

State

CA

County

Los Angeles

Race

L

Charles

Last Name

Smith

State

CA

County

Los Angeles

Race

B

Joseph

Last Name

Naso

State

CA

County

Marin

Race

W

Waymon

Last Name

Livingston

State

CA

County

Orange

Race

B

Anthony

Last Name

Wade

State

CA

County

Orange

Race

B

Emilio

Last Name

Avalos

State

CA

County

Riverside

Race

L

Daniel

Last Name

Cervantes

State

CA

County

Riverside

Race

L

Carlos

Last Name

Contreras

State

CA

County

Riverside

Race

L

Emrys

Last Name

John

State

CA

County

Riverside

Race

B

Jesse

Last Name

Manzo

State

CA

County

Riverside

Race

L

Tyrone

Last Name

Miller

State

CA

County

Riverside

Race

B

Richard

Last Name

Hirschfield

State

CA

County

Sacramento

Race

W

Rickie

Last Name

Fowler

State

CA

County

San Bernardino

Race

W

Jeffrey

Last Name

Aguilar

State

CA

County

Ventura

Race

L

Kaboni

Last Name

Savage

State

Federal

County

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Race

B

Wayne

Last Name

Doty

State

FL

County

Bradford

Race

W

John

Last Name

Campbell

State

FL

County

Citrus

Race

W

Richard

Last Name

Franklin

State

FL

County

Columbia

Race

B

Kim

Last Name

Jackson

State

FL

County

Duval

Race

B

Kenneth

Last Name

Jackson

State

FL

County

Hillsborough

Race

W

Delmer

Last Name

Smith III

State

FL

County

Manatee

Race

W

Michael

Last Name

Bargo

State

FL

County

Marion

Race

W

Victor

Last Name

Guzman

State

FL

County

Miami-Dade

Race

L

Joel

Last Name

Lebron

State

FL

County

Miami-Dade

Race

B

Derral

Last Name

Hodgkins

State

FL

County

Pasco

Race

W

John

Last Name

Sexton

State

FL

County

Pasco

Race

W

Khadafy

Last Name

Mullens

State

FL

County

Pinellas

Race

B

Joseph

Last Name

Jordan

State

FL

County

Volusia

Race

W

Steven

Last Name

Cozzie

State

FL

County

Walton

Race

W

Jeremy

Last Name

Moody

State

GA

County

Fulton

Race

B

Jeffrey

Last Name

Weisheit

State

IN

County

Clark

Race

W

William

Last Name

Gibson

State

IN

County

Floyd

Race

W

Kevin

Last Name

Isom

State

IN

County

Lake

Race

B

Nidal

Last Name

Hasan

State

Military

County

(Fort Hood, Texas)

Race

O

Robert

Last Name

Blurton

State

MO

County

Clay

Race

W

David

Last Name

Hosier

State

MO

County

Cole

Race

W

Jesse

Last Name

Driskill

State

MO

County

LaClede

Race

W

Timothy

Last Name

Evans

State

MS

County

Hancock

Race

W

James

Last Name

Hutto

State

MS

County

Hinds

Race

W

Mario

Last Name

McNeill

State

NC

County

Cumberland

Race

B

Bryan

Last Name

Hall

State

NV

County

Clark

Race

W

Gregory

Last Name

Hover

State

NV

County

Clark

Race

W

Curtis

Last Name

Clinton

State

OH

County

Erie

Race

B

Steven

Last Name

Cepec

State

OH

County

Medina

Race

W

Richard

Last Name

Beasley

State

OH

County

Summit

Race

W

Dawud

Last Name

Spalding

State

OH

County

Summit

Race

B

Mica

Last Name

Martinez

State

OK

County

Comanche

Race

NA

Omar

Last Name

Cash

State

PA

County

Philadelphia

Race

B

Kevin

Last Name

Murphy

State

PA

County

Westmoreland

Race

W

Ricky

Last Name

Smyrnes

State

PA

County

Westmoreland

Race

W

Aric

Last Name

Woodard

State

PA

County

York

Race

B

James

Last Name

Harris, Jr.

State

TX

County

Brazoria

Race

B

Franklin

Last Name

Davis

State

TX

County

Dallas

Race

B

Matthew

Last Name

Johnson

State

TX

County

Dallas

Race

B

Naim

Last Name

Muhammad

State

TX

County

Dallas

Race

B

Obel

Last Name

Cruz-Garcia

State

TX

County

Harris

Race

L

Willie

Last Name

Jenkins

State

TX

County

Hays

Race

B

Micah

Last Name

Brown

State

TX

County

Hunt

Race

W

Bartholomew

Last Name

Granger

State

TX

County

Jefferson

Race

B

Albert

Last Name

Love, Jr.

State

TX

County

McLennan

Race

B

Byron

Last Name

Scherf

State

WA

County

Snohomish

Race

W

First NameLast NameStateCountyRace

Thomas

Crowe

AL

Blount

W

Joshua

Russell

AL

Calhoun

B

Nicholas

Smith

AL

Calhoun

B

Dontae

Callen

AL

Jefferson

B

Carlos

Kennedy

AL

Mobile

B

Joel

Escalante-Orozco

AZ

Maricopa

L

Vincent

Guarino

AZ

Maricopa

W

Darrel

Ketchner

AZ

Mohave

W

Nathan

Burris

CA

Contra Costa

B

Travis

Frazier

CA

Kern

W

Kenneth

Nowlin

CA

Kern

W

Robert

Galvan

CA

Kings

L

Michael

Walters

CA

Kings

L

Ronald

Brim

CA

Los Angeles

B

Osman

Canales

CA

Los Angeles

L

Desi

Marentes

CA

Los Angeles

L

Christian

Perez

CA

Los Angeles

L

John

Perez

CA

Los Angeles

L

Rudy

Ruiz

CA

Los Angeles

L

Charles

Smith

CA

Los Angeles

B

Joseph

Naso

CA

Marin

W

Waymon

Livingston

CA

Orange

B

Anthony

Wade

CA

Orange

B

Emilio

Avalos

CA

Riverside

L

Daniel

Cervantes

CA

Riverside

L

Carlos

Contreras

CA

Riverside

L

Emrys

John

CA

Riverside

B

Jesse

Manzo

CA

Riverside

L

Tyrone

Miller

CA

Riverside

B

Richard

Hirschfield

CA

Sacramento

W

Rickie

Fowler

CA

San Bernardino

W

Jeffrey

Aguilar

CA

Ventura

L

Kaboni

Savage

Federal

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

B

Wayne

Doty

FL

Bradford

W

John

Campbell

FL

Citrus

W

Richard

Franklin

FL

Columbia

B

Kim

Jackson

FL

Duval

B

Kenneth

Jackson

FL

Hillsborough

W

Delmer

Smith III

FL

Manatee

W

Michael

Bargo

FL

Marion

W

Victor

Guzman

FL

Miami-Dade

L

Joel

Lebron

FL

Miami-Dade

B

Derral

Hodgkins

FL

Pasco

W

John

Sexton

FL

Pasco

W

Khadafy

Mullens

FL

Pinellas

B

Joseph

Jordan

FL

Volusia

W

Steven

Cozzie

FL

Walton

W

Jeremy

Moody

GA

Fulton

B

Jeffrey

Weisheit

IN

Clark

W

William

Gibson

IN

Floyd

W

Kevin

Isom

IN

Lake

B

Nidal

Hasan

Military

(Fort Hood, Texas)

O

Robert

Blurton

MO

Clay

W

David

Hosier

MO

Cole

W

Jesse

Driskill

MO

LaClede

W

Timothy

Evans

MS

Hancock

W

James

Hutto

MS

Hinds

W

Mario

McNeill

NC

Cumberland

B

Bryan

Hall

NV

Clark

W

Gregory

Hover

NV

Clark

W

Curtis

Clinton

OH

Erie

B

Steven

Cepec

OH

Medina

W

Richard

Beasley

OH

Summit

W

Dawud

Spalding

OH

Summit

B

Mica

Martinez

OK

Comanche

NA

Omar

Cash

PA

Philadelphia

B

Kevin

Murphy

PA

Westmoreland

W

Ricky

Smyrnes

PA

Westmoreland

W

Aric

Woodard

PA

York

B

James

Harris, Jr.

TX

Brazoria

B

Franklin

Davis

TX

Dallas

B

Matthew

Johnson

TX

Dallas

B

Naim

Muhammad

TX

Dallas

B

Obel

Cruz-Garcia

TX

Harris

L

Willie

Jenkins

TX

Hays

B

Micah

Brown

TX

Hunt

W

Bartholomew

Granger

TX

Jefferson

B

Albert

Love, Jr.

TX

McLennan

B

Byron

Scherf

WA

Snohomish

W


Counties with the Most Death Sentences in 2013

County

Los Angeles County, California

Number of Sentences

7

Riverside County, California

Number of Sentences

6

Dallas County, Texas

Number of Sentences

3

Calhoun County, Alabama

Number of Sentences

2

Clark County, Nevada

Number of Sentences

2

Kern County, California

Number of Sentences

2

Kings County, California

Number of Sentences

2

Maricopa County, Arizona

Number of Sentences

2

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Number of Sentences

2

Orange County, California

Number of Sentences

2

Pasco County, Florida

Number of Sentences

2

Summit County, Ohio

Number of Sentences

2

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Number of Sentences

2

CountyNumber of Sentences

Los Angeles County, California

7

Riverside County, California

6

Dallas County, Texas

3

Calhoun County, Alabama

2

Clark County, Nevada

2

Kern County, California

2

Kings County, California

2

Maricopa County, Arizona

2

Miami-Dade County, Florida

2

Orange County, California

2

Pasco County, Florida

2

Summit County, Ohio

2

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

2

An addi­tion­al 40 coun­ties had one sentence each.


States with the Most Death Sentences in 2013

State

California

Number of Sentences

24

Florida

Number of Sentences

14

Texas

Number of Sentences

9

Alabama

Number of Sentences

5

Ohio

Number of Sentences

4

Pennsylvania

Number of Sentences

4

Arizona

Number of Sentences

3

Indiana

Number of Sentences

3

Missouri

Number of Sentences

3

StateNumber of Sentences

California

24

Florida

14

Texas

9

Alabama

5

Ohio

4

Pennsylvania

4

Arizona

3

Indiana

3

Missouri

3

An addi­tion­al 6 states had one or two death sen­tences each. In all, 15 states imposed death sen­tences, out of 32 states with the death penalty.


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