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title: '2015 Death Sentences by Name, Race, and County'
description: 'There were 49 new death sentences in 2015. At the time, that that was the fewest number of new death sentences in any year since 1973, when the U.S.'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-research/data/sentencing-data/death-sentences-by-year/2015-death-sentences-by-name-race-and-county'
section: topics
date: '2019-05-06T11:12:11-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:57:54-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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! **There were 49 new death sentences in 2015.** At the time, that that was the fewest number of new death sentences in any year since 1973, when the U.S. Supreme Court declared all existing death-penalty statutes unconstitutional in *Furman v. Georgia*.

New death sentences in 2015 declined 33% from the already 40-year low of 73 new death sentences in 2014. Of the 32 states with the death penalty, only 14 imposed a death sentence in 2015.

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Defendants Sentenced to Death in 2015
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| First Name | Last Name | State | County | Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jovon | Gaston | AL | Calhoun | B |
| Marcus | Benn | AL | Jefferson | B |
| John | DeBlase | AL | Mobile | W |
| Heather | Keaton | AL | Mobile | B |
| Lisa | Graham | AL | Russell | W |
| Sherman | Collins | AL | Sumter | B |
| Zachary | Holly | AR | Benton | W |
| Randy William | Gay | AR | Garland | W |
| Abel | Hidalgo | AZ | Maricopa | L |
| Jasper | Rushing | AZ | Maricopa | W |
| Thomas | Riley | AZ | Maricopa | W |
| Eddie Ricky | Nealy | CA | Fresno | B |
| Robert | Fuller | CA | Kern | W |
| Robert | Caballero | CA | Los Angeles | L |
| Corey | King | CA | Los Angeles | B |
| Luis | Rodriguez | CA | Los Angeles | L |
| Iftekhar | Murtaza | CA | Orange | O |
| Juan | Coronado, Jr. | CA | Riverside | L |
| Robert | Dunson | CA | Riverside | W |
| Angel | Esparza | CA | Riverside | L |
| Miguel | Felix | CA | Riverside | L |
| Tyrone | Harts | CA | Riverside | B |
| Belinda | Magana | CA | Riverside | L |
| Naresh | Narine | CA | Riverside | O |
| Francisco | Zavala, Jr. | CA | Riverside | L |
| Otis | Phillips | DE | New Castle | B |
| Dzhokhar | Tsarnaev | Federal | State of Massachusetts | W |
| James | Herard | FL | Broward | B |
| Dennis | Glover | FL | Duval | B |
| Edward | Covington | FL | Hillsborough | W |
| Dontae | Morris | FL | Hillsborough | B |
| Rafael | Andres | FL | Miami-Dade | W |
| Bessman | Okafor | FL | Orange | B |
| Dwayne Fitzgerald | White | FL | Seminole | B |
| Barry | Davis, Jr. | FL | Walton | B |
| Zachary | Wood | FL | Washington | W |
| F. Glenn | Miller, Jr. | KS | Johnson | W |
| Lee | Turner, Jr. | LA | East Baton Rouge | B |
| Abdur | Ambrose | MS | Harrison | B |
| Ralph Simon | Jeremias | NV | Clark Co. | A |
| Jeremiah | Bean | NV | Lyon | W |
| Shawn | Ford | OH | Summit | B |
| Darrell | Frederick | OK | Oklahoma | B |
| Isaiah | Tryon | OK | Oklahoma | B |
| Miles | Bench | OK | Stephens | W |
| Marcel | Johnson | PA | Bucks | B |
| Jordan | Clemons | PA | Washington | B |
| Gabriel | Hall | TX | Brazos | A |
| James | Calvert | TX | Smith | W |

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Death Sentences by Race of Defendant in 2015
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  !  | Race | Defendants |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black | 21 |
| Latino | 8 |
| White | 16 |
| Other | 2 |

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Counties With the Most Death Sentences in 2015
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  !  | County | State | Death Sentences in 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside | California | 8 |
| Los Angeles | California | 3 |
| Maricopa | Arizona | 3 |
| Hillsborough | Florida | 2 |
| Mobile | Alabama | 2 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 2 |

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2015 Death Sentences by State
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| State | Death Sentences |
|---|---|
| California | 14 |
| Florida | 9 |
| Alabama | 6 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 3 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Federal | 1 |

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Related Links
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- **[DPIC's 2015 Year End Report](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/research/analysis/reports/year-end-reports/the-death-penalty-in-2015-year-end-report)**
- [**Download 2015 sentencing data as a Microsoft Excel file**](https://cdn.craft.cloud/c08a8cf8-1de1-4da0-8525-321ca2c16992/assets/legacy/2015Sentencing.xlsx)

We invite any additions or corrections to this list. [Contact us.](mailto:dpic@deathpenaltyinfo.org?subject=2012%20Sentencing)