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

2016 Death Sentences by Name, Race, and County

31 New Death Sentences were imposed in the U.S. in 2016. That is the fewest number of new death sentences imposed in any year in the modern history of U.S. capital punishment, which dates back to 1972 when the Supreme Court declared the country’s death penalty laws unconstitutional in Furman v. Georgia. This is a 37% decline from the 49 new death sentences imposed in the U.S. in 2015, which itself had been a 40-year low. Only 13 of the 31 states with the death penalty imposed any death sentences in 2016. (DPIC initially reported 30 new death sentences in 2016, but further research indicated that the death sentence imposed on Vahtiece Kirkman in Florida was, in fact, a new death sentence, rather than a resentence, as previously reported.)


Defendants Sentenced to Death in 2016

First NameLast NameStateCountyRace

Stephon

Lindsay

AL

Etowah

B

Justice

Knight

AL

Henry

B

Dennis

Hicks

AL

Mobile

W

James

Johnson

AZ

Maricopa

A

Mauricio

Torres

AR

Benton

L

Darnell

Williams

CA

Alameda

B

Michael

Brown

CA

Kern

B

Lonnie

Franklin Jr.

CA

Los Angeles

B

Joseph

Mercado

CA

Los Angeles

L

Ka

Pasasouk

CA

Los Angeles

A

Michael

Thomas

CA

Los Angeles

B

Daniel

Wozniak

CA

Orange

W

Romaine

Martin

CA

Riverside

B

Gilbert

Sanchez

CA

San Bernardino

L

Vahteice

Kirkman

FL

Brevard

B

Craig

Wall

FL

Pinellas

W

Eriese

Tisdale

FL

St. Lucie

B

Kyle

Flack

KS

Franklin

W

Ammar

Harris

NV

Clark

B

Antwan

Anthony

NC

Pitt

B

Michael

Madison

OH

Cuyahoga

B

Glen

Bates

OH

Hamilton

B

James

Tench

OH

Medina

W

Damantae

Graham

OH

Portage

B

Albert

Johnson

OK

Oklahoma

B

David

Bartol

OR

Marion

W

Tam Minh

Le

PA

Philadelphia

A

Mark

Gonzalez

TX

Bexar

L

Charles

Brownlow

TX

Kaufman

B

Amos

Wells

TX

Tarrant

B

Demond

Bluntson

TX

Webb

B

Number of Jurisdictions Imposing New Death Sentences, 2012-2016

Years

State Jurisdictions

Federal Jurisdictions

Jurisdictions

Counties

States

Fed Gvt

Military

Total

% Decrease

2012

60

18

1

0

61

2013

56

15

1

1

58

4.9%

2014

56

20

1

0

57

6.6%

2015

35

14

1

0

36

41.0%

2016

28

13

0

0

28

54.1%


Death Sentences by Race of Defendant in 2016

RaceDefendants
Asian3
Black18
Latino4
White6

2016 Death Sentences by County

CountyDeath Sentences in 2016
Los Angeles, CA4
Alameda, CA1
Benton, AR1
Bexar, TX1
Brevard, FL1
Clark, NV1
Cuyahoga, OH1
Etowah, AL1
Franklin, KS1
Hamilton, OH1
Henry, AL1
Kaufman, TX1
Kern, CA1
Maricopa, AZ1
Marion, OR1
Medina, OH1
Mobile, AL1
Oklahoma, OK1
Orange, CA1
Philadelphia, PA1
Pinellas, FL1
Pitt, NC1
Portage, OH1
Riverside, CA1
San Bernardino, CA1
St. Lucie, FL1
Tarrant, TX1
Webb, TX1

2016 Death Sentences by State

StateDeath Sentences in 2016
California9
Ohio4
Texas4
Alabama3
Florida3
Arizona1
Arkansas1
Kansas1
Nevada1
North Carolina1
Oklahoma1
Oregon1
Pennsylvania1

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