Sentencing Data
2014 Death Sentences by Name, Race, and County
73 new death sentences were imposed in 2014. At the time, this was the fewest number of new death sentences since 1973, the year after the U.S. Supreme Court declared all existing death-penalty statutes unconstitutional in Furman v. Georgia. New death sentences declined by 8% from the 79 imposed in 2013. Of the 32 states with the death penalty, only 20 imposed a death sentence in 2014.
Defendants Sentenced to Death in 2014
| First Name | Last Name | State | County | Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
James |
Osgood |
AL |
Chilton |
W |
|
Cedric |
Floyd |
AL |
Escambia |
B |
|
Jerry |
Bohannon |
AL |
Mobile |
W |
|
Jordaan |
Creque |
AL |
Morgan |
B |
|
Latavious |
Johnson |
AR |
Lee |
B |
|
Robert |
Holland |
AR |
Lincoln |
W |
|
Jose |
Acuna-Valenzuela |
AZ |
Maricopa |
L |
|
Bryan |
Hulsey |
AZ |
Maricopa |
W |
|
Dauntorian |
Sanders |
AZ |
Maricopa |
B |
|
Joseph |
Nissensohn |
CA |
El Dorado |
W |
|
Francisco |
Beltran |
CA |
Kern |
L |
|
Erran |
West |
CA |
Kern |
B |
|
Leonardo |
Cisneros |
CA |
Los Angeles |
L |
|
Kevin |
Haley |
CA |
Los Angeles |
W |
|
Angel |
Mendoza |
CA |
Los Angeles |
L |
|
Chester |
Turner* |
CA |
Los Angeles |
B |
|
Jason |
Balcom |
CA |
Orange |
B |
|
Hilbert |
Thomas |
CA |
Orange |
B |
|
Robert |
Castro |
CA |
Riverside |
L |
|
Jason |
Hann |
CA |
Riverside |
W |
|
Kesaun |
Sykes |
CA |
Riverside |
B |
|
Ronnie |
Vang |
CA |
Sacramento |
A |
|
John |
Thomson |
CA |
San Bernardino |
W |
|
Richard |
Roszkowski |
CT |
Fairfield |
W |
|
Thomas |
Sanders |
Federal |
Louisiana, Western District |
W |
|
Wesley |
Coonce |
Federal |
Missouri, Western District |
W |
|
Charles |
Hall |
Federal |
Missouri, Western District |
W |
|
Jorge |
Torrez |
Federal |
Virginia, Eastern District |
L |
|
Kevin |
Jeffries |
FL |
Bay |
W |
|
Brandon |
Bradley |
FL |
Brevard |
B |
|
Henry |
Jones |
FL |
Brevard |
B |
|
Randy |
Tundidor, Sr. |
FL |
Broward |
W |
|
Rodney |
Newberry |
FL |
Duval |
B |
|
Elijah |
Brookins |
FL |
Gadsden |
B |
|
Dontae |
Morris |
FL |
Hillsborough |
B |
|
Donald |
Williams |
FL |
Lake |
W |
|
Ralph |
Wright, Jr. |
FL |
Pinellas |
B |
|
Quentin |
Truehill |
FL |
St. John’s |
B |
|
Kentrell |
Johnson |
FL |
Volusia |
B |
|
Adrian |
Hargrove |
GA |
Richmond |
B |
|
William |
Gibson* |
IN |
Floyd |
W |
|
Larry |
White |
KY |
Jefferson |
B |
|
Rodricus |
Crawford |
LA |
Caddo Parish |
B |
|
Marcus |
Reed |
LA |
Caddo Parish |
B |
|
Brian |
Horn |
LA |
East Baton Rouge Parish |
W |
|
Justin |
Blakeney |
MS |
Jones (jury selected from Greene County) |
W |
|
Juan |
Rodriguez |
NC |
Forsyth |
L |
|
Bernard |
Lamp |
NC |
Iredell |
W |
|
Jonathan |
Richardson |
NC |
Johnston |
W |
|
Willie |
Wilks, Jr. |
OH |
Mahoning |
B |
|
David |
Martin |
OH |
Trumbull |
B |
|
Austin |
Myers |
OH |
Warren |
W |
|
Donnie |
Harris, Jr. |
OK |
LeFlore |
W |
|
Fabion |
Brown |
OK |
Oklahoma |
B |
|
David |
Taylor |
OR |
Lane |
W |
|
Patrick |
Haney |
PA |
Fayette |
W |
|
Charles |
Hicks |
PA |
Monroe |
B |
|
Raghunandan |
Yandamuri |
PA |
Montgomery |
A |
|
Timothy |
Jacoby |
PA |
York |
W |
|
Ricky |
Blackwell |
SC |
Spartanburg |
W |
|
James |
McVay |
SD |
Minnehaha |
W |
|
Sedrick |
Clayton |
TN |
Shelby |
B |
|
Fidencio |
Valdez |
TX |
El Paso |
L |
|
Juan |
Balderas |
TX |
Harris |
L |
|
George |
Curry |
TX |
Harris |
B |
|
Harlem |
Lewis |
TX |
Harris |
B |
|
Jeffrey |
Prevost |
TX |
Harris |
B |
|
Eric |
Williams |
TX |
Kaufman |
W |
|
Brian |
Suniga |
TX |
Lubbock |
W |
|
Carnell |
Petetan, Jr. |
TX |
McLennan |
B |
|
Cedric |
Ricks |
TX |
Tarrant |
B |
|
Brandon |
Daniel |
TX |
Travis |
W |
|
Steven |
Thomas |
TX |
Williamson |
W |
* Already under sentence of death for a different crime.
Death Sentences by Race of Defendant in 2014
| Race | Defendants |
|---|---|
|
Asian |
2 |
|
Black |
31 |
|
Latino |
9 |
|
White |
31 |
Counties With the Most Death Sentences in 2014
| County | State | Death Sentences |
|---|---|---|
|
Harris |
Texas |
4 |
|
Los Angeles |
California |
4 |
|
Maricopa |
Arizona |
3 |
|
Riverside |
California |
3 |
|
Caddo Parish |
Louisiana |
2 |
|
Kern |
California |
2 |
|
Orange |
California |
2 |
|
Brevard |
Florida |
2 |
2014 Death Sentences by State
| State | Death Sentences |
|---|---|
|
California |
14 |
|
Florida |
11 |
|
Texas |
11 |
|
Alabama |
4 |
|
Federal |
4 |
|
Pennsylvania |
4 |
|
Arizona |
3 |
|
Louisiana |
3 |
|
North Carolina |
3 |
|
Ohio |
3 |
|
Arkansas |
2 |
|
Oklahoma |
2 |
|
Connecticut |
1 |
|
Georgia |
1 |
|
Indiana |
1 |
|
Kentucky |
1 |
|
Mississippi |
1 |
|
Oregon |
1 |
|
South Carolina |
1 |
|
South Dakota |
1 |
|
Tennessee |
1 |
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Note: DPIC originally reported 72 sentences were imposed in 2014, but further research revealed one additional sentence, Sedrick Clayton in Tennessee, bringing the total to 73.