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 NameLast NameStateCountyRace

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

CountyNumber 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

StateNumber 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.


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