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 | |
---|---|
Gregory Lance | |
Last Name |
Henderson |
State |
AL |
County |
Lee |
Race |
W |
Jessie | |
Last Name |
Phillips |
State |
AL |
County |
Marshall |
Race |
B |
Derek Tyler | |
Last Name |
Horton |
State |
AL |
County |
Mobile |
Race |
W |
Marqueze | |
Last Name |
Smith |
State |
AL |
County |
Morgan |
Race |
B |
Taurus | |
Last Name |
Carroll |
State |
AL |
County |
St. Clair |
Race |
B |
Clayton | |
Last Name |
Shanklin |
State |
AL |
County |
Walker |
Race |
B |
Jerry D. | |
Last Name |
Lard |
State |
AR |
County |
Greene |
Race |
W |
Andre | |
Last Name |
Leteve |
State |
AZ |
County |
Maricopa |
Race |
W |
Michael | |
Last Name |
Carlson |
State |
AZ |
County |
Pima |
Race |
W |
David | |
Last Name |
Mills |
State |
CA |
County |
Alameda |
Race |
B |
Michael | |
Last Name |
Hughes |
State |
CA |
County |
Los Angeles |
Race |
B |
Ryan | |
Last Name |
Moore |
State |
CA |
County |
Los Angeles |
Race |
B |
Latece Megale | |
Last Name |
Brown |
State |
CA |
County |
Los Angeles |
Race |
B |
Raymond | |
Last Name |
Butler |
State |
CA |
County |
Los Angeles |
Race |
L |
Gabriel | |
Last Name |
Ronquillo |
State |
CA |
County |
Los Angeles |
Race |
L |
Pedro | |
Last Name |
Espinoza |
State |
CA |
County |
Los Angeles |
Race |
L |
Manling | |
Last Name |
Williams* |
State |
CA |
County |
Los Angeles |
Race |
A |
Jawaun Deion | |
Last Name |
Graham |
State |
CA |
County |
Riverside |
Race |
B |
Earl Ellis | |
Last Name |
Green |
State |
CA |
County |
Riverside |
Race |
B |
Eusibio | |
Last Name |
Fierros, Jr. |
State |
CA |
County |
Riverside |
Race |
L |
Michael | |
Last Name |
Barbar |
State |
CA |
County |
Riverside |
Race |
O |
Sherhaun Kerod | |
Last Name |
Brown |
State |
CA |
County |
San Bernardino |
Race |
B |
Marco Antonio | |
Last Name |
Topete |
State |
CA |
County |
Yolo |
Race |
L |
Joshua | |
Last Name |
Komisarjevsky |
State |
CT |
County |
New Haven |
Race |
W |
Isaiah | |
Last Name |
McCoy |
State |
DE |
County |
Kent |
Race |
B |
Azibo | |
Last Name |
Aquart |
State |
Federal |
County |
Fed. Dist. of Connecticut |
Race |
B |
Terence Tabius | |
Last Name |
Oliver |
State |
FL |
County |
Brevard |
Race |
B |
James | |
Last Name |
Robertson |
State |
FL |
County |
Charlotte |
Race |
W |
Billy Jim | |
Last Name |
Sheppard, Jr. |
State |
FL |
County |
Duval |
Race |
B |
Terrance | |
Last Name |
Phillips |
State |
FL |
County |
Duval |
Race |
B |
Arthur | |
Last Name |
Martin |
State |
FL |
County |
Duval |
Race |
B |
David | |
Last Name |
Sparre |
State |
FL |
County |
Duval |
Race |
W |
Tina | |
Last Name |
Brown* |
State |
FL |
County |
Escambia |
Race |
B |
Marvin | |
Last Name |
Cannon |
State |
FL |
County |
Gadsden |
Race |
B |
John | |
Last Name |
Kalisz |
State |
FL |
County |
Hernando |
Race |
W |
Humberto | |
Last Name |
Delgado, Jr. |
State |
FL |
County |
Hillsborough |
Race |
L |
Johnny Mack Sketo | |
Last Name |
Calhoun |
State |
FL |
County |
Holmes |
Race |
W |
Gregory | |
Last Name |
Larkin |
State |
FL |
County |
Nassau |
Race |
W |
Dale | |
Last Name |
Middleton |
State |
FL |
County |
Okeechobee |
Race |
W |
Patrick | |
Last Name |
Evans |
State |
FL |
County |
Pinellas |
Race |
W |
Robert | |
Last Name |
McCloud |
State |
FL |
County |
Polk |
Race |
B |
Leon | |
Last Name |
Davis Jr. |
State |
FL |
County |
Polk |
Race |
B |
Timothy Wayne | |
Last Name |
Fletcher |
State |
FL |
County |
Putnam |
Race |
W |
Robert | |
Last Name |
Hobart |
State |
FL |
County |
Santa Rosa |
Race |
W |
William Roger | |
Last Name |
Davis III |
State |
FL |
County |
Seminole |
Race |
W |
Bill | |
Last Name |
Marquart |
State |
FL |
County |
Sumter |
Race |
W |
Carl | |
Last Name |
Dausch |
State |
FL |
County |
Sumter |
Race |
W |
Thomas | |
Last Name |
McCoy |
State |
FL |
County |
Walton |
Race |
W |
Rodney | |
Last Name |
Young |
State |
GA |
County |
Newton |
Race |
B |
Pablo Fernando | |
Last Name |
Maldonado |
State |
GA |
County |
Newton |
Race |
L |
Robert | |
Last Name |
McCoy |
State |
LA |
County |
Bossier Parish |
Race |
B |
Chris | |
Last Name |
Collings |
State |
MO |
County |
Phelps |
Race |
W |
David | |
Last Name |
Dickerson |
State |
MS |
County |
Copiah |
Race |
W |
David Neal | |
Last Name |
Cox, Sr. |
State |
MS |
County |
Union |
Race |
W |
William | |
Last Name |
Keck |
State |
NV |
County |
Clark |
Race |
W |
Julius | |
Last Name |
Bradford |
State |
NV |
County |
Clark |
Race |
B |
Caron E. | |
Last Name |
Montgomery |
State |
OH |
County |
Franklin |
Race |
B |
Joseph L. | |
Last Name |
Thomas |
State |
OH |
County |
Lake |
Race |
W |
Anthony | |
Last Name |
Belton |
State |
OH |
County |
Lucas |
Race |
B |
Shaun | |
Last Name |
Bosse |
State |
OK |
County |
McClain |
Race |
W |
Christopher | |
Last Name |
Johnson |
State |
PA |
County |
Adams |
Race |
W |
Laquanta | |
Last Name |
Chapman |
State |
PA |
County |
Chester |
Race |
B |
Jakeem | |
Last Name |
Towles |
State |
PA |
County |
Lancaster |
Race |
B |
Michael | |
Last Name |
Parrish |
State |
PA |
County |
Monroe |
Race |
W |
George | |
Last Name |
Hitcho, Jr. |
State |
PA |
County |
Northampton |
Race |
W |
Derrick | |
Last Name |
White |
State |
PA |
County |
Philadelphia |
Race |
B |
Melvin | |
Last Name |
Knight |
State |
PA |
County |
Westmoreland |
Race |
B |
Rodney | |
Last Name |
Berget |
State |
SD |
County |
Minnehaha |
Race |
W |
Rickey | |
Last Name |
Bell |
State |
TN |
County |
Tipton |
Race |
B |
Stanley Lamar | |
Last Name |
Griffin |
State |
TX |
County |
Brazos |
Race |
B |
Roderick | |
Last Name |
Harris |
State |
TX |
County |
Dallas |
Race |
B |
Tyrone | |
Last Name |
Cade |
State |
TX |
County |
Dallas |
Race |
B |
Terence Tramaine | |
Last Name |
Andrus |
State |
TX |
County |
Ft. Bend |
Race |
B |
Mark Anthony | |
Last Name |
Soliz |
State |
TX |
County |
Johnson |
Race |
L |
Ricky Donnell | |
Last Name |
Cummings |
State |
TX |
County |
Mclennan |
Race |
B |
Kimberly | |
Last Name |
Cargill* |
State |
TX |
County |
Smith |
Race |
W |
Kwame | |
Last Name |
Rockwell |
State |
TX |
County |
Tarrant |
Race |
B |
Steven | |
Last Name |
Nelson |
State |
TX |
County |
Tarrant |
Race |
B |
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 | |
---|---|
Los Angeles County, California | |
Number of Sentences |
7 |
Duval County, Florida | |
Number of Sentences |
4 |
Riverside County, California | |
Number of Sentences |
4 |
Clark County, Nevada | |
Number of Sentences |
2 |
Dallas County, Texas | |
Number of Sentences |
2 |
Newton County, Georgia | |
Number of Sentences |
2 |
Polk County, Florida | |
Number of Sentences |
2 |
Sumter County, Florida | |
Number of Sentences |
2 |
Tarrant County, Texas | |
Number of Sentences |
2 |
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 | |
---|---|
Florida | |
Number of Sentences |
22 |
California | |
Number of Sentences |
14 |
Texas | |
Number of Sentences |
9 |
Pennsylvania | |
Number of Sentences |
7 |
Alabama | |
Number of Sentences |
6 |
Ohio | |
Number of Sentences |
3 |
Nevada | |
Number of Sentences |
2 |
Arizona | |
Number of Sentences |
2 |
Georgia | |
Number of Sentences |
2 |
Mississippi | |
Number of Sentences |
2 |
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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