The following list includes known Florida death-sentenced prisoners who have non-unanimous jury recommendations and whose convictions became final post-Ring. The initial list was generated by Michael Radelet, Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado-Boulder, and reported the status of the cases as of December 31, 2016. With the assistance of Hannah Gorman, research scholar and death-penalty law clinical instructor at the Florida Center for Capital Representation at Florida International University’s College of Law, DPIC has updated the list to include case developments of which we are aware, through September 25, 2019.
DPIC has determined at least 158 prisoners on Florida’s death-row meet these twin criteria, of whom at least 145 (or 92%) have already obtained Hurst relief — which means that they are entitled to resentencing — and two have been exonerated. At least 33 of the prisoners who were eligible for relief under Hurst have since been resentenced to life. According to the Florida Department of Corrections death-row roster, 340 prisoners remained on Florida’s death row as of September 25, 2019. That list, however, includes people who are no longer sentenced to death because their death sentences have been overturned as a result of Hurst and who have not yet been resentenced to either life or death.
Please let us know if you are aware of additional Florida cases that should be included on the list below, or if the status of those on the list should be updated to reflect a new sentencing disposition (i.e., resentenced to life or resentenced to death).
| Prisoner Name | County of Conviction | Death Sentence Overturned? | Resentencing Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Abdool, Dane | Orange | Y | |
Aguirre-Jarquin, Clemente | Seminole | Y* | EXONERATED |
Altersberger, Joshua Lee | Highlands | Y | |
Anderson, Charles L. | Broward | Y | |
Andres, Rafael | Miami-Dade | Y | |
Armstrong, Lancelot Uriley | Broward | Y | |
Ault, Howard Steven | Broward | Y | |
Bailey, Robert | Bay | Y | |
Baker, Cornelius | Flagler | Y | |
Banks, Donald | Duval | Y | |
Bargo, Michael | Marion | Y | |
Barnhill, Arthur | Seminole | Y | Resentenced to life |
Belcher, James | Duval | Y | |
Bevel, Thomas | Duval | Y | |
Braddy, Harrel | Miami-Dade | Y | |
Bradley, Brandon Lee | Brevard | Y | |
Bright, Raymond | Duval | Y** | Resentenced to death (12/8/17) |
Brookins, Elijah | Gadsden | Y | |
Brooks, Lamar | Okaloosa | Y | Resentenced to life (08/29/2019) |
Brown, Thomas | Duval | Y | |
| Butler, Harry Lee | Pinellas | Y | Resentenced to life |
Buzia, John | Seminole | Y | Resentenced to life |
Calhoun, Johnny Mack Sketo | Holmes | Y | |
Calloway, Tavares David | Miami-Dade | Y | |
Campbell, John William | Citrus | Y | |
Cannon, Marvin | Gadsden | ||
Caraballo, Victor | Miami-Dade | Y*** | Resentenced to life |
Card, James | Bay | Y | |
Carr, Emilia | Marion | Y | Resentenced to life |
Carter, Pinkney | Duval | Y | |
Caylor, Matthew | Bay | Y | |
Cole, Tiffany | Duval | Y | |
Conde, Rory E. | Miami-Dade | Y | |
Cox, Allen Ward | Lake | Y | |
Darling, Dolan a/k/a Sean Smith | Orange | Y | |
Davis, Adam W. | Hillsborough | Y | |
Davis, Barry T. | Walton | Y | |
| Davis, William Roger III | Seminole | ||
Dennis, Labrant | Miami-Dade | Y | |
Deparvine, Williams James | Hillsborough | Y | |
Deviney, Randall | Duval | Y | Resentenced to death (12/11/17) |
Diaz, Joel | Lee | Y | Resentenced to life |
Doorbal, Noel | Miami-Dade | Y | |
Doty, Wayne | Bradford | Y | Resentenced to death (5/15/2018) |
Douglas, Luther | Duval | Y | |
Dubose, Rasheem | Duval | Y | |
Durousseau, Paul | Duval | Y | |
Eaglin, Dwight T. | Charlotte | Y | |
Ellerbee, Terry Marvin | Okeechobee | Y | Resentenced to life |
England, Richard | Volusia | Y | |
Evans, Paul H. | Indian River | Y | |
Evans, Wydell Jody | Brevard | Y | Resentenced to life; subsequently |
Fletcher, Timothy W. | Putnam | Y | |
Floyd, Maurice Lamar | Putnam | Y | Resentenced to life |
Frances, David | Orange | Y | |
Francis, Carlton | Palm Beach | ||
Franklin, Richard P. | Columbia | Y | |
Glover, Dennis | Duval | Y | |
Gonzalez, Leonard | Escambia | Y | |
Gosciminski, Andrew | St. Lucie | ||
Gregory, William | Volusia | Y | Resentenced to life |
Guzman, James | Volusia | Y | |
Guzman, Victor | Miami-Dade | Y | Resentenced to life |
Hall, Donte | Lake | Y | |
Hampton, John | Pinellas | Y | Resentenced to life |
Hayward, Steven | St. Lucie | Y | Resentenced to life |
Herard, James | Broward | ||
Hernandez, Michael | Santa Rosa | Y | Resentenced to life |
Hernandez-Alberto, Pedro | Hillsborough | Y | Resentenced to life |
Hertz, Guerry | Wakulla | Y | |
Heyne, Justin | Brevard | Y | |
Hobart, Robert | Santa Rosa | Y | Resentenced to life |
Hodges, Willie James | Escambia | Y | |
Hojan, Gerhard | Broward | Y | Resentenced to death (12/18/18) |
| Hoskins, Johnny | Brevard | Y | |
Huggins, John | Orange | Y | |
Hunter, Jerone | Volusia | Y | |
Hurst, Timothy | Escambia | Y | Resentenced to life |
Israel, Connie | Putnam | Y | Resentenced to life |
Jackson, Kenneth R. | Hillsborough | Y | Resentenced to life |
Jackson, Kim | Duval | Y | |
Jackson, Michael James | Duval | Y | |
Jackson, Ray | Volusia | Y | Resentenced to life |
Jeffries, Kevin | Bay | Y | Resentenced to life |
Johnson, Paul Beasley | Polk | Y | |
Johnson, Richard Allen | St. Lucie | Y | |
Johnston, Ray | Hillsborough | Y | |
Jordan, Joseph | Volusia | Y | |
King, Cecil | Duval | Y | |
Kirkman, Vahtiece Alfonso | Brevard | Y | |
Kocaker, Genghis | Pinellas | Y | |
Kopsho, William M. | Marion | Y | |
Lawrence, Jonathan | Santa Rosa | Y | Resentenced to death (9/11/18) |
Lebron, Jermaine | Osceola | Y | Resentenced to life |
Lebron, Joel | Miami-Dade | Y | |
Looney, Jason | Wakulla | Y | |
Lugo, Daniel | Miami-Dade | ||
Martin, David James | Clay | Y | |
Martin, Arthur | Duval | Y | |
Matthews, Douglas Blaine | Volusia | Y | |
McCoy, Richard (aka Jamil Rashid) | Duval | Y | Resentenced to life |
McCoy, Thomas | Walton | Y | Resentenced to life (12/16/2021) |
McGirth, Renaldo Devon | Marion | Y | |
McKenzie, Norman | St. Johns | Y | |
McLean, Derrick | Orange | Y | Resentenced to life |
McMillian, Justin | Duval | Y | |
Merck, Jr., Troy | Pinellas | Y | |
Miller, Lionel Michael | Orange | Y | Resentenced to life |
Morris, Dontae | Hillsborough | Y | |
Mosley, John F. | Duval | Y | |
Murray, Gerald | Duval | Y | |
Nelson, Micah | Polk | Y | |
Newberry, Rodney | Duval | Y | |
Okafor, Bessman | Orange | Y | |
Orme, Roderick | Bay | Y | Resentenced to death (03/03/2022) |
Pagan, Alex | Broward | Y | |
Parker, J.B. | Martin | Y | |
Partin, Phillup Alan | Pasco | Y | |
Pasha, Khalid | Hillsborough | Y | Resentenced to life |
Patrick, Eric | Broward | Y | |
Peterson, Robert | Duval | Y | |
Peterson, Charles | Pinellas | Y | Resentenced to life |
Pham, Tai | Seminole | Y | |
Phillips, Galante | Duval | Y | |
Poole, Mark | Polk | Florida Supreme Court reversed grant of relief | |
Rigterink, Thomas William | Polk | Y | |
Rimmer, Robert | Broward | Y | |
Robards, Richard | Pinellas | Y | Resentenced to life |
Rodgers, Theodore | Orange | Y | Resentenced to life |
Schoenwetter, Randy | Brevard | Y | |
Seibert, Michael | Miami-Dade | Y | |
Serrano, Nelson | Polk | Y | |
Sexton, John | Pasco | Y | |
Sheppard, Billy | Duval | ||
Silvia, William | Seminole | Florida Supreme Court reversed grant of relief | |
Simmons, Eric Lee | Lake | Y | Resentenced to life |
Simpson, Jason | Duval | ||
Smith, Joseph | Sarasota | Y | |
Smith, Stephen | Charlotte | Y | |
Smith, Terry | Duval | ||
Smith, Corey | Miami-Dade | Y | |
Snelgrove, David B. | Flagler | Y | Resentenced to life |
Stewart, Kenneth Allen | Hillsborough | Y | Resentenced to life |
Taylor, John Calvin | Clay | Y | |
Tisdale, Eriese | St. Lucie | Y | |
Troy, John | Sarasota | Y | Resentenced to life |
Turner, James Daniel | St. Johns | Y | Resentenced to life |
Victorino, Troy | Volusia | Y | |
Wade, Alan L. | Duval | Y | |
Wheeler, Jason | Lake | Y | |
White, Dwayne | Seminole | Y | Resentenced to life |
White, William Melvin | Orange | Y | Resentenced to life |
Wilcox, Darious | Broward | ||
Williams, Donald Otis | Lake | Y | |
Williams, Ronnie | Broward | Y | |
Woodel, Thomas | Polk | Y | |
Wright, Ralph | Pinellas | Y**** | EXONERATED |
Zommer, Todd | Osceola | Y |
* Aguirre’s conviction was vacated based on newly discovered evidence, not based on issues related to Hurst.
** Bright’s death sentence was overturned prior to the Hurst decision for ineffectiveness of penalty-phase counsel.
*** Caraballo’s death sentence was overturned on issues unrelated to the Hurst decision.
**** The Florida Supreme Court found the evidence insufficient to convict Wright. Because it acquitted him of murder, the court did not need to address the Hurst violation in his case.
For more background on the Florida legislative and court actions related to the jury unanimity issue, see Hurst v. Florida Background.
To track developments in Florida death-row appeals that have been decided in light of the state and federal Hurst decisions, see this chart.
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