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 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

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

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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