Recent Death Sentences By Name, Race, County, And Year

2015 Death Sentences by Name, Race, and County

There were 49 new death sentences in 2015. At the time, that that was the fewest number of new death sentences in any year since 1973, when the U.S. Supreme Court declared all existing death-penalty statutes unconstitutional in Furman v. Georgia.

New death sentences in 2015 declined 33% from the already 40-year low of 73 new death sentences in 2014. Of the 32 states with the death penalty, only 14 imposed a death sentence in 2015.



Defendants Sentenced to Death in 2015

First NameLast NameStateCountyRace

Jovon

Gaston

AL

Calhoun

B

Marcus

Benn

AL

Jefferson

B

John

DeBlase

AL

Mobile

W

Heather

Keaton

AL

Mobile

B

Lisa

Graham

AL

Russell

W

Sherman

Collins

AL

Sumter

B

Zachary

Holly

AR

Benton

W

Randy William

Gay

AR

Garland

W

Abel

Hidalgo

AZ

Maricopa

L

Jasper

Rushing

AZ

Maricopa

W

Thomas

Riley

AZ

Maricopa

W

Eddie Ricky

Nealy

CA

Fresno

B

Robert

Fuller

CA

Kern

W

Robert

Caballero

CA

Los Angeles

L

Corey

King

CA

Los Angeles

B

Luis

Rodriguez

CA

Los Angeles

L

Iftekhar

Murtaza

CA

Orange

O

Juan

Coronado, Jr.

CA

Riverside

L

Robert

Dunson

CA

Riverside

W

Angel

Esparza

CA

Riverside

L

Miguel

Felix

CA

Riverside

L

Tyrone

Harts

CA

Riverside

B

Belinda

Magana

CA

Riverside

L

Naresh

Narine

CA

Riverside

O

Francisco

Zavala, Jr.

CA

Riverside

L

Otis

Phillips

DE

New Castle

B

Dzhokhar

Tsarnaev

Federal

State of Massachusetts

W

James

Herard

FL

Broward

B

Dennis

Glover

FL

Duval

B

Edward

Covington

FL

Hillsborough

W

Dontae

Morris

FL

Hillsborough

B

Rafael

Andres

FL

Miami-Dade

W

Bessman

Okafor

FL

Orange

B

Dwayne Fitzgerald

White

FL

Seminole

B

Barry

Davis, Jr.

FL

Walton

B

Zachary

Wood

FL

Washington

W

F. Glenn

Miller, Jr.

KS

Johnson

W

Lee

Turner, Jr.

LA

East Baton Rouge

B

Abdur

Ambrose

MS

Harrison

B

Ralph Simon

Jeremias

NV

Clark Co.

A

Jeremiah

Bean

NV

Lyon

W

Shawn

Ford

OH

Summit

B

Darrell

Frederick

OK

Oklahoma

B

Isaiah

Tryon

OK

Oklahoma

B

Miles

Bench

OK

Stephens

W

Marcel

Johnson

PA

Bucks

B

Jordan

Clemons

PA

Washington

B

Gabriel

Hall

TX

Brazos

A

James

Calvert

TX

Smith

W


Death Sentences by Race of Defendant in 2015

RaceDefendants

Asian

2

Black

21

Latino

8

White

16

Other

2


Counties With the Most Death Sentences in 2015

CountyStateDeath Sentences in 2015

Riverside

California

8

Los Angeles

California

3

Maricopa

Arizona

3

Hillsborough

Florida

2

Mobile

Alabama

2

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

2


2015 Death Sentences by State

StateDeath Sentences

California

14

Florida

9

Alabama

6

Arizona

3

Oklahoma

3

Arkansas

2

Nevada

2

Pennsylvania

2

Texas

2

Delaware

1

Kansas

1

Louisiana

1

Mississippi

1

Ohio

1

Federal

1


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