Recent Death Sentences By Name, Race, County, And Year
2012 Death Sentences by Name, Race, and County
78* new death sentences were imposed across the United States in 2012, marking what was then the second fewest death sentences imposed in any year since the Supreme Court overturned all of the country’s death-penalty statutes in Furman v. Georgia in 1972. It was the second consecutive year in which new death sentences fell below 100, following 37 consecutive years of 114 or more.
* NOTE: This page was updated on December 10, 2013 to reflect that Bryan Hall in Nevada was formally sentenced to death in 2013, not 2012. It was updated again on July 11, 2019 to reflect that a death sentence imposed on Raymond Oscar Butler in California in 2012 that we initially classified as a capital resentencing was actually a new death sentence.
Defendants Sentenced to Death in 2012
| First Name | Last Name | State | County | Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gregory Lance |
Henderson |
AL |
Lee |
W |
|
Jessie |
Phillips |
AL |
Marshall |
B |
|
Derek Tyler |
Horton |
AL |
Mobile |
W |
|
Marqueze |
Smith |
AL |
Morgan |
B |
|
Taurus |
Carroll |
AL |
St. Clair |
B |
|
Clayton |
Shanklin |
AL |
Walker |
B |
|
Jerry D. |
Lard |
AR |
Greene |
W |
|
Andre |
Leteve |
AZ |
Maricopa |
W |
|
Michael |
Carlson |
AZ |
Pima |
W |
|
David |
Mills |
CA |
Alameda |
B |
|
Michael |
Hughes |
CA |
Los Angeles |
B |
|
Ryan |
Moore |
CA |
Los Angeles |
B |
|
Latece Megale |
Brown |
CA |
Los Angeles |
B |
|
Raymond |
Butler |
CA |
Los Angeles |
L |
|
Gabriel |
Ronquillo |
CA |
Los Angeles |
L |
|
Pedro |
Espinoza |
CA |
Los Angeles |
L |
|
Manling |
Williams* |
CA |
Los Angeles |
A |
|
Jawaun Deion |
Graham |
CA |
Riverside |
B |
|
Earl Ellis |
Green |
CA |
Riverside |
B |
|
Eusibio |
Fierros, Jr. |
CA |
Riverside |
L |
|
Michael |
Barbar |
CA |
Riverside |
O |
|
Sherhaun Kerod |
Brown |
CA |
San Bernardino |
B |
|
Marco Antonio |
Topete |
CA |
Yolo |
L |
|
Joshua |
Komisarjevsky |
CT |
New Haven |
W |
|
Isaiah |
McCoy |
DE |
Kent |
B |
|
Azibo |
Aquart |
Federal |
Fed. Dist. of Connecticut |
B |
|
Terence Tabius |
Oliver |
FL |
Brevard |
B |
|
James |
Robertson |
FL |
Charlotte |
W |
|
Billy Jim |
Sheppard, Jr. |
FL |
Duval |
B |
|
Terrance |
Phillips |
FL |
Duval |
B |
|
Arthur |
Martin |
FL |
Duval |
B |
|
David |
Sparre |
FL |
Duval |
W |
|
Tina |
Brown* |
FL |
Escambia |
B |
|
Marvin |
Cannon |
FL |
Gadsden |
B |
|
John |
Kalisz |
FL |
Hernando |
W |
|
Humberto |
Delgado, Jr. |
FL |
Hillsborough |
L |
|
Johnny Mack Sketo |
Calhoun |
FL |
Holmes |
W |
|
Gregory |
Larkin |
FL |
Nassau |
W |
|
Dale |
Middleton |
FL |
Okeechobee |
W |
|
Patrick |
Evans |
FL |
Pinellas |
W |
|
Robert |
McCloud |
FL |
Polk |
B |
|
Leon |
Davis Jr. |
FL |
Polk |
B |
|
Timothy Wayne |
Fletcher |
FL |
Putnam |
W |
|
Robert |
Hobart |
FL |
Santa Rosa |
W |
|
William Roger |
Davis III |
FL |
Seminole |
W |
|
Bill |
Marquart |
FL |
Sumter |
W |
|
Carl |
Dausch |
FL |
Sumter |
W |
|
Thomas |
McCoy |
FL |
Walton |
W |
|
Rodney |
Young |
GA |
Newton |
B |
|
Pablo Fernando |
Maldonado |
GA |
Newton |
L |
|
Robert |
McCoy |
LA |
Bossier Parish |
B |
|
Chris |
Collings |
MO |
Phelps |
W |
|
David |
Dickerson |
MS |
Copiah |
W |
|
David Neal |
Cox, Sr. |
MS |
Union |
W |
|
William |
Keck |
NV |
Clark |
W |
|
Julius |
Bradford |
NV |
Clark |
B |
|
Caron E. |
Montgomery |
OH |
Franklin |
B |
|
Joseph L. |
Thomas |
OH |
Lake |
W |
|
Anthony |
Belton |
OH |
Lucas |
B |
|
Shaun |
Bosse |
OK |
McClain |
W |
|
Christopher |
Johnson |
PA |
Adams |
W |
|
Laquanta |
Chapman |
PA |
Chester |
B |
|
Jakeem |
Towles |
PA |
Lancaster |
B |
|
Michael |
Parrish |
PA |
Monroe |
W |
|
George |
Hitcho, Jr. |
PA |
Northampton |
W |
|
Derrick |
White |
PA |
Philadelphia |
B |
|
Melvin |
Knight |
PA |
Westmoreland |
B |
|
Rodney |
Berget |
SD |
Minnehaha |
W |
|
Rickey |
Bell |
TN |
Tipton |
B |
|
Stanley Lamar |
Griffin |
TX |
Brazos |
B |
|
Roderick |
Harris |
TX |
Dallas |
B |
|
Tyrone |
Cade |
TX |
Dallas |
B |
|
Terence Tramaine |
Andrus |
TX |
Ft. Bend |
B |
|
Mark Anthony |
Soliz |
TX |
Johnson |
L |
|
Ricky Donnell |
Cummings |
TX |
Mclennan |
B |
|
Kimberly |
Cargill* |
TX |
Smith |
W |
|
Kwame |
Rockwell |
TX |
Tarrant |
B |
|
Steven |
Nelson |
TX |
Tarrant |
B |
B = Black, W = White, L = Latino, A = Asian, O = Other
*Female (3)
Sources: State correctional departments, media reports, and “Death Row, USA”.
Counties With the Most Death Sentences in 2012
| County | Number of Sentences |
|---|---|
|
Los Angeles County, California |
7 |
|
Duval County, Florida |
4 |
|
Riverside County, California |
4 |
|
Clark County, Nevada |
2 |
|
Dallas County, Texas |
2 |
|
Newton County, Georgia |
2 |
|
Polk County, Florida |
2 |
|
Sumter County, Florida |
2 |
|
Tarrant County, Texas |
2 |
States With the Most Death Sentences in 2012
| State | Number of Sentences |
|---|---|
|
Florida |
22 |
|
California |
14 |
|
Texas |
9 |
|
Pennsylvania |
7 |
|
Alabama |
6 |
|
Ohio |
3 |
|
Nevada |
2 |
|
Arizona |
2 |
|
Georgia |
2 |
|
Mississippi |
2 |
An additional 8 states had one death sentence each. In all, 18 states imposed death sentences, out of 33 states with the death penalty.
Related Links
- DPIC’s 2012 Year End Report
- Download 2012 sentencing data as a Microsoft Excel file (includes date of sentencing).
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