Executions and Stays 2018

62 execution dates were scheduled in 11 states in 2018.
There were 25 executions carried out in 8 states.
Courts stayed 17 executions.
3 executions were halted by commutation.
Governors issued reprieves that halted 3 other executions.
1 failed execution was halted when execution personnel were unable to set an IV line.
13 executions were rescheduled.
Date of Scheduled ExecutionStatePrisonerOutcome
January
2PASheldon HannibalLegally pre­ma­ture war­rant. Stay grant­ed by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on November 9, 2017 to pro­vide Hannibal the oppor­tu­ni­ty to pur­sue fed­er­al habeas cor­pus chal­lenges to his con­vic­tion and sen­tence that are avail­able to all criminal defendants.
3OHJohn StumpfReprieve grant­ed by Gov. John Kasich on May 1, 2017 and exe­cu­tion resched­uled for November 14, 2018.*
3OHWilliam MontgomeryRescheduled for April 11, 2018 by Gov. John Kasich on September 1, 2017.^
18TXAnthony ShoreExecuted
25ALVernon MadisonStay grant­ed by the U.S. Supreme Court on January 25, pend­ing res­o­lu­tion of his peti­tion for writ of cer­tio­rari on the ques­tion of whether he is com­pe­tent to be executed.
30TXWilliam RayfordExecuted
JANUARY 20186 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in 4 states2 exe­cu­tions car­ried out; 2 exe­cu­tions halt­ed by stays of exe­cu­tion; 2 executions rescheduled
February
1TXJohn BattagliaExecuted
13OHWarren K. HennessRescheduled for March 14, 2018 by Gov. John Kasich on May 1, 2017.*
13OHRobert Van HookRescheduled for July 18, 2018 by Gov. John Kasich on September 1, 2017.^
13OHRaymond TibbettsReprieve issued until October 17, 2018, by Gov. John Kasich on February 8, 2018. Gov. Kasich sent a let­ter to the Ohio Parole Board Chair ask­ing the Board to recon­sid­er Tibbetts’s request for clemen­cy in light of new evi­dence that one of the jurors would not have vot­ed for death had he known the infor­ma­tion that was pre­sent­ed at the clemency hearing.
22ALDoyle Lee HammExecution halt­ed by Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn short­ly before mid­night (Central Time) on February 22, 2018 when the exe­cu­tion team report­ed that it would not be able to set an IV line before the death war­rant expired. A stay had been grant­ed in an oral order by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on January 31, 2018 to per­mit lit­i­ga­tion of the claim that sub­ject­ing Hamm — who has two forms of can­cer that he said com­pro­mised vein access — to lethal injec­tion would con­sti­tute cru­el and unusu­al pun­ish­ment. Stay vacat­ed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on February 13.
22TXThomas WhitakerCommutation grant­ed. On February 20, the Texas Pardons Board unan­i­mous­ly rec­om­mend­ed that Governor Greg Abbott com­mute Thomas ​“Bart” Whitaker’s death sen­tence to life with­out parole. Governor Abbott for­mal­ly issued the com­mu­ta­tion about 1/​2‑hour before the exe­cu­tion was sched­uled to occur on February 22.
22FLEric BranchExecuted.
23PARaghunandan YandamuriLegally pre­ma­ture war­rant. Stay grant­ed by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on January 16, 2018 to pro­vide Yandamuri the oppor­tu­ni­ty to pur­sue state and fed­er­al post-con­vic­tion chal­lenges to his con­vic­tion and sen­tence that are avail­able to all criminal defendants.
FEBRUARY 20188 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in 5 states2 exe­cu­tions car­ried out; 1 failed exe­cu­tion; 1 exe­cu­tion halt­ed by com­mu­ta­tion; 1 exe­cu­tion halt­ed by reprieve; 1 exe­cu­tion halt­ed by stay of exe­cu­tion; 2 executions rescheduled
March
9PACharles Ray HicksLegally pre­ma­ture war­rant. Stay grant­ed by the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas on February 12, 2018 to pro­vide Hicks the oppor­tu­ni­ty to pur­sue state post-con­vic­tion chal­lenges that are avail­able to all Pensylvania criminal defendants.
14OHDouglas ColeyRescheduled for September 18, 2019 by Gov. John Kasich on May 1, 2017*
14OHWarren K. HennesRescheduled for February 13, 2019 by Gov. John Kasich on September 1, 2017.^
15ALMichael EggersExecuted
15GACarlton Michael GaryExecuted
20MORussell BucklewStay grant­ed by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 20, 2018, pend­ing res­o­lu­tion of his peti­tion for writ of cer­tio­rari on the ques­tion of whether his med­ical con­di­tion makes it uncon­sti­tu­ion­al­ly cru­el to exe­cute him by means of lethal injection.
27TXRosendo RodriguezExecuted
MARCH 20187 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in 6 states3 exe­cu­tions; 2 exe­cu­tions halt­ed by stay of exe­cu­tion; 2 executions rescheduled
April
11OHMelvin BonnellRescheduled for February 12, 2020 by Gov. John Kasich on September 1, 2017.^
11OHWilliam MontgomeryCommutation grant­ed. On March 16, the Ohio Board of Pardons vot­ed 6 – 4 to rec­om­mend that Montgomery’s death sen­tence be com­mut­ed by Ohio Governor John Kasich. Gov. Kasich com­mut­ed Montgomery’s death sen­tence to life with­out parole on March, 26, 2018.
19ALWalter MoodyExecuted
25TXErick DavilaExecuted
APRIL 20184 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in 3 states2 exe­cu­tions; 1 exe­cu­tion halt­ed by com­mu­ta­tion; 1 execution rescheduled
May
3GARobert Earl Butts, Jr.Executed. Stay grant­ed by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles on May 2, 2018 to pro­vide the Board addi­tion­al time to con­sid­er Butts’s peti­tion for clemen­cy. The Board lift­ed the stay and denied clemen­cy on May 3 and the exe­cu­tion was resched­uled for, and car­ried out on, May 4.
7PAMarcel JohnsonLegally pre­ma­ture war­rant. Stay grant­ed by the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas on March 28, 2018 to pro­vide Johnson the oppor­tu­ni­ty to pur­sue state post-con­vic­tion chal­lenges that are avail­able to all Pensylvania criminal defendants.
9TNJames HawkinsLegally pre­ma­ture war­rant. Stay grant­ed on April 11, 2018 to pro­vide Hawkins the oppor­tu­ni­ty to pur­sue state post-con­vic­tion chal­lenges that are avail­able to all Tennessee criminal defendants.
16TXJuan CastilloExecuted
30OHStanley FitzpatrickRescheduled
MAY 20185 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in 5 states2 exe­cu­tions; 2 exe­cu­tions stayed; 1 execution rescheduled
June
21TXClifton WilliamsStay grant­ed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on June 5, 2018 to per­mit Williams to re-lit­i­gate his claim of intel­lec­tu­al dis­abil­i­ty under Moore v. Texas. The Texas courts had pre­vi­ous­ly denied his claim, apply­ing the ​“Briseno fac­tors” that were declared uncon­sti­tu­tion­al in Moore.
27OHAngelo FearsRescheduled for October 17, 2019 by Gov. John Kasich on September 1, 2017.^
27TXDanny BibleExecuted
JUNE 20183 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in two states1 exe­cu­tion; 1 exe­cu­tion stayed; 1 execution rescheduled
July
11NVScott DozierTemporary restrain­ing order grant­ed by the Clark County District Court on July 11, 2018 bar­ring Nevada from using mida­zo­lam man­u­fac­tured by Alvogen Pharmaceuticals in any exe­cu­tion. Stay grant­ed by the Clark County District Court on July 11.
17TXChristopher YoungExecuted
18OHRobert Van HookExecuted
JULY 20183 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in three states2 exe­cu­tions; 1 execution stayed
August
1OHDavid A. SneedRescheduled for December 9, 2020 by Gov. John Kasich on September 1, 2017.^
9TNBilly Ray IrickExecuted
14NECarey Dean MooreExecuted
14FLJose Antonio JimenezStay grant­ed by the Florida Supreme Court on August 10, 2018.
30TXJoseph GarciaRescheduled for December 4, 2018.
AUGUST 20185 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in 5 states2 exe­cu­tions; 1 exe­cu­tion stayed; 2 executions rescheduled
September
12TXGutierrez, RubenStay grant­ed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on August 22, 2018 to pro­vide new­ly appoint­ed coun­sel time to inves­ti­gate the case and ​“to pre­serve Gutierrez’s right to mean­ing­ful and effec­tive legal rep­re­sen­ta­tion.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the stay on September 10, leav­ing it in effect for 90 days after the date on which new habeas coun­sel was first appointed.
13OHCleveland R. JacksonReprieve issued by Governor John Kasich on July 20, 2018 and exe­cu­tion resched­uled for May 29, 2019.
13OHShawn GrateLegally pre­ma­ture war­rant. Execution of the death war­rant stayed by oper­a­tion of law (Ohio Rev. Code sec. 2953.09) when Grate filed a notice of appeal on July 19 to per­mit him to pur­sue direct appeal reme­dies that are avail­able to all Ohio cap­i­tal defen­dants as of right.
26TXTroy ClarkExecuted
27TXDaniel AckerExecuted
SEPTEMBER 20185 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in 2 states2 exe­cu­tions; 2 exe­cu­tions stayed; 1 exe­cu­tion halt­ed by reprieve.
October
10OHJames Derrick O’NealRescheduled for February 21, 2021 by Gov. John Kasich on September 1, 2017.^
10TXJuan SegundoStay grant­ed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on October 5, 2018 to per­mit Segundo to re-lit­i­gate his claim of intel­lec­tu­al dis­abil­i­ty under Moore v. Texas. The Texas courts had pre­vi­ous­ly denied his claim, apply­ing the ​“Briseno fac­tors” that were declared uncon­sti­tu­tion­al in Moore.
11TNEdmund Zagorski

Reprieve grant­ed by Governor Bill Haslam on October 11, to last until October 21.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit had grant­ed a stay of exe­cu­tion on October 10 to per­mit Zagorski to pur­sue an appeal of a dis­trict court’s deci­sion deny­ing a motion to reopen his case to con­sid­er a claim of inef­fec­tive assis­tance of coun­sel. The U.S. Supreme Court vacat­ed that stay on October 12.

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee issued a tem­po­rary restrain­ing order on October 11 to per­mit full con­sid­er­a­tion of Zagorski’s civ­il rights action to bar the use of Tennessee’s lethal-injec­tion pro­to­col in his exe­cu­tion. That order is sub­ject to appeal, but will be ren­dered moot if Tennessee car­ries out the exe­cu­tion by electrocution.

New death war­rant issued October 22, 2018.

17OHRaymond TibbettsCommutation grant­ed. On July 20, Gov. John Kasich com­mut­ed Tibbetts’s death sen­tence to life with­out parole. On February 8, 2018, Gov. Kasich had issued a reprieve until October 17, 2018 and sent a let­ter to the Ohio Parole Board Chair direct­ing the Board to recon­sid­er Tibbetts’s request for clemen­cy in light of new evi­dence that one of the jurors would not have vot­ed for death had he known the infor­ma­tion that was pre­sent­ed at the clemen­cy hear­ing. After that hear­ing, the Ohio Parole Board vot­ed 7 – 1 against recommending clemency.
24TXKwame RockwellStay grant­ed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on October 19, 2018 to per­mit Rockwell to obtain men­tal health eval­u­a­tions and present evi­dence of his pos­si­ble incom­pe­ten­cy to be exe­cut­ed. Three judges dis­sent­ed from the grant of the stay.
29SDRodney BergetExecuted.
OCTOBER 20186 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in 4 states1 exe­cu­tion; 2 exe­cu­tions stayed; 1 exe­cu­tion halt­ed by com­mu­ta­tion; 1 exe­cu­tion halt­ed by reprieve; 1 execution rescheduled.
November
1TNEdmund ZagorskiExecuted.
6OHLance HundleyLegally pre­ma­ture war­rant. Stay grant­ed by the Ohio Supreme Court on September 12, 2018, pend­ing com­ple­tion of direct appeal pro­ceed­ings to which all defen­dants are enti­tled as a mat­ter of Ohio law.
7TXEmanuel KempStay grant­ed, war­rant with­drawn by Tarrant County District Court on October 8, 2018, to per­mit DNA testing.
14OHJohn David StumpfReprieve grant­ed by Gov. John Kasich on September 1, 2017 and exe­cu­tion resched­uled for April 16, 2020.^
14TXRoberto Moreno RamosExecuted.
28TNSedrick ClaytonLegally pre­ma­ture war­rant. Stay grant­ed on November 1, 2018 to pro­vide Clayton the oppor­tu­ni­ty to pur­sue state post-con­vic­tion chal­lenges that are avail­able to all Tennessee criminal defendants.
NOVEMBER 20186 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in 3 states2 exe­cu­tions; 3 exe­cu­tions stayed; 1 execution rescheduled
December
4TXJoseph GarciaExecuted
6TNDavid Earl MillerExecuted
11TXAlvin BrazielExecuted
13FLJose JimenezExecuted
DECEMBER 20184 exe­cu­tions sched­uled in 3 states4 exe­cu­tions

* On May 1, 2017 Governor Kasich issued a state­ment revis­ing Ohio’s exe­cu­tion sched­ule for nine upcom­ing exe­cu­tions. This revised sched­ule was in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s order set­ting a brief­ing sched­ule for the Court’s en banc rehear­ing of the state’s appeal of a fed­er­al mag­is­trate judge’s order issu­ing a pre­lim­i­nary injunc­tion bar­ring Ohio from car­ry­ing out 3‑drug exe­cu­tions using mida­zo­lam or any exe­cu­tion using a par­a­lyt­ic agent or potassium chloride.

^ On September 1, 2017, Ohio’s Governor Kasich issued a state­ment and an updat­ed exe­cu­tion sched­ule, which changed the exe­cu­tion dates for 19 of 26 con­demned pris­on­ers who had sched­uled dates between September 2017 and September 2020. The exe­cu­tion sched­ule for these 26 pris­on­ers now extends through April 2022.

“Volunteer” refers to pris­on­ers who have vol­un­tar­i­ly waived their nor­mal appeals (not nec­es­sar­i­ly that they have vol­un­teered for execution).