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 Name | Last Name | State | County | Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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
| County | Number 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
| State | Number 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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