Executions and Stays 2023

(Last updated November 30, 2023)

This page is updat­ed each busi­ness day by 12 pm Eastern Time.

For infor­ma­tion regard­ing Kenneth Eugene Smith’s death war­rant, please review the Outcomes of Death Warrants in 2024.

58 execution dates have been scheduled by 8 states for 2023.
To date, there have been 24 executions.
34 death warrants are inactive.*
0 death warrants are active.^

Definitions of Death Warrant Outcomes

The fol­low­ing table lists the def­i­n­i­tions for the out­comes of death war­rants which are dis­played on the Outcomes of Death Warrants in 2023 tableau. Each out­come describes the cur­rent sta­tus of the defendant’s death war­rant. The main cat­e­gories for the out­comes of death war­rants are Active, Inactive, and Executed. On the 2023 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Date of Scheduled Execution table, the main cat­e­gories, Active, Inactive, and Executed are dis­played in the Outcome col­umn; rel­e­vant details of the pro­ce­dur­al his­to­ry are not­ed in the Events column.

Outcome

Definition

Active The death war­rant for the defen­dant has been issued and an exe­cu­tion date has been set. 
InactiveThe defen­dant will not be exe­cut­ed on the sched­uled execution date. 
ExecutedThe defen­dant was exe­cut­ed by the state or juris­dic­tion in which they were serv­ing a death sentence. 

2023 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Date of Scheduled Execution

Date of Scheduled ExecutionStatePrisonerOutcomeEvents
January 3MOAmber McLaughlin (death war­rant issued under the name Scott McLaughlin)EXECUTEDEXECUTED
January 10TXRobert FrattaEXECUTEDPreliminary injunc­tion issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 direct­ing Texas ​“to desist and refrain from 
admin­is­ter­ing or inject­ing [Fratta] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is with­in the num­ber of days spec­i­fied in the Storage Conditions since the date of its com­pound­ing by a phar­ma­cy licensed to com­pound it.” Writ of man­damus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacat­ing the pre­lim­i­nary injunc­tion. 

EXECUTED
January 12OHAntonio FranklinInactive

REPRIEVED by Governor Mike DeWine on July 1, 2022 and exe­cu­tion resched­uled for February 11, 2026. 
 

January 12OKScott EizemberEXECUTEDEXECUTED
February 1TXWesley RuizEXECUTEDPreliminary injunc­tion issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 direct­ing Texas ​“to desist and refrain from 
admin­is­ter­ing or inject­ing [Ruiz] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is with­in the num­ber of days spec­i­fied in the Storage Conditions since the date of its com­pound­ing by a phar­ma­cy licensed to com­pound it.” Writ of man­damus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacat­ing the pre­lim­i­nary injunc­tion. 

EXECUTED
February 7MOLeonard TaylorEXECUTEDEXECUTED
February 8TXJohn BalentineEXECUTEDPreliminary injunc­tion issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 direct­ing Texas ​“to desist and refrain from 
admin­is­ter­ing or inject­ing [Ballentine] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is with­in the num­ber of days spec­i­fied in the Storage Conditions since the date of its com­pound­ing by a phar­ma­cy licensed to com­pound it.” Writ of man­damus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacat­ing the pre­lim­i­nary injunc­tion. 

Warrant Withdrawn by the Potter County District Court on January 31, 2023. Warrant rein­stat­ed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on February 8, 2023. 

EXECUTED
February 15OHStanley FitzpatrickInactiveREPRIEVED by Governor Mike DeWine on July 1, 2022 and exe­cu­tion resched­uled for April 16, 2026.
February 16OKRichard GlossipInactiveRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; exe­cu­tion date reset for May 18, 2023.
February 23FLDonald DillbeckEXECUTEDEXECUTED
March 7TXGary GreenEXECUTEDEXECUTED
March 7PAJohn EichingerInactiveREPRIEVED by Governor Tom Wolf on January 11, 2023.
March 9OKJemaine CannonInactiveRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; exe­cu­tion date reset for May 18, 2023.
March 9TXArthur BrownEXECUTEDPreliminary injunc­tion issued by the Tarrant County District Court on January 10, 2023 direct­ing Texas ​“to desist and refrain from 
admin­is­ter­ing or inject­ing [Brown] with Pentobarbital unless that Pentobarbital is with­in the num­ber of days spec­i­fied in the Storage Conditions since the date of its com­pound­ing by a phar­ma­cy licensed to com­pound it.” Writ of man­damus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 10, 2023 vacat­ing the pre­lim­i­nary injunc­tion. 

EXECUTED
March 15OHCharles LorraineInactiveREPRIEVED by Governor Mike DeWine on November 10, 2022. Execution resched­uled for May 13, 2026.
March 23IDGerald Pizzuto, Jr.InactiveSTAYED by the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho on March 9, 2023 ​“pend­ing the Court’s final adju­di­ca­tion of [his] Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.”
March 29TXAnibal Canales, Jr.InactiveWARRANT WITHDRAWN by the Bowie County District Court on March 16, 2023 to per­mit coun­sel for Mr. Canales to ​“seek fur­ther dis­cov­ery from oth­er law enforce­ment enti­ties and con­tin­ue Mr. Canales’s inves­ti­ga­tion” in sup­port of a sub­se­quent state habeas corpus petition.
April 3PARahmael Sal HoltInactiveLegally pre­ma­ture death war­rant. STAYED by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on February 14, 2023 ​“pend­ing com­ple­tion of these habeas cor­pus pro­ceed­ings or until fur­ther Order of this Court.”
April 5TXAndre ThomasInactiveWARRANT WITHDRAWN by the Grayson County District Court on March 7, 2023.
April 6OKAnthony Sanchez 
 		InactiveRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; exe­cu­tion date reset for September 21, 2023.
April 6AZAaron GunchesInactiveWARRANT EXPIRED
April 12FLLouis Bernard GaskinEXECUTEDEXECUTED
April 19OHDavid SneedInactiveRESENTENCED TO LIFE on January 31, 2022 under Ohio’s seri­ous men­tal illness law
April 26TXIvan CantuInactive

WARRANT WITHDRAWN by the Collin County District Court on April 20, 2023.

Execution date reset for February 28, 2024.

May 3FLDarryl BarwickEXECUTEDEXECUTED
May 4OKPhillip HancockInactiveRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; exe­cu­tion date reset for November 30, 2023.
May 17OHGerald HandInactiveREPRIEVED on November 10, 2022 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution resched­uled for June 17, 2026.
May 18OKRichard GlossipInactiveSTAYED by U.S. Supreme Court on May 5th pend­ing the dis­po­si­tions of his peti­tions of certiorari
June 1OKJames RyderInactiveRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; exe­cu­tion date reset for February 1, 2024.
June 6MOMichael TisiusEXECUTEDEXECUTED
June 15OHCleveland JacksonInactiveREPRIEVED on November 10, 2022 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution resched­uled for July 15, 2026.
June 15FLDuane OwenEXECUTEDEXECUTED
July 6OKMichael SmithInactiveRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; exe­cu­tion date reset for April 4, 2024.
July 19OHMichael D. WebbInactiveDIED ON DEATH ROW on May 2, 2022.
July 20OKJemaine CannonEXECUTEDEXECUTED
July 21ALJames BarberEXECUTEDEXECUTED
July 25PAHarve Lamar JohnsonInactiveSTAYED by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on August 21, 2023.
August 1MOJohnny A. JohnsonEXECUTED

Temporary stay grant­ed by pan­el on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court on June 25, 2023. On June 29, the gov­ern­men­t’s peti­tion for rehear­ing en banc was grant­ed. The peti­tion for pan­el rehear­ing was denied as moot. Judge Kelly and Judge Erickson would have denied the peti­tion for rehear­ing en banc. The Court’s June 25th order stay­ing the exe­cu­tion was VACATED. AP News arti­cle.

EXECUTED

August 3FLJames Phillip BarnesEXECUTEDEXECUTED
August 3OKWade LayInactiveRESCHEDULED on January 24, 2023 by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals; exe­cu­tion date reset for June 6, 2024.
August 16OHJames O’NealInactiveREPRIEVED on April 14, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution resched­uled for August 19, 2026.
September 13TXHenry SkinnerInactiveDIED ON DEATH ROW on February 16, 2023 of com­pli­ca­tions fol­low­ing surgery to remove a brain tumor.
September 14OHJerome HendersonInactiveREPRIEVED on April 14, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution resched­uled for October 21, 2026.
September 21OKAnthony SanchezEXECUTEDEXECUTED
October 3FLMichael ZackEXECUTEDEXECUTED
October 5OKRichard RojemInactiveTo be RESCHEDULED at a later date
October 10TXJedidiah Isaac MurphyEXECUTEDEXECUTED
October 18OHMelvin BonnellInactiveREPRIEVED on April 14, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution resched­uled for November 18, 2026.
October 26TXWilliam SpeerInactiveSTAYED on October 26, 2023 by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. View order.
November 2OKEmmanuel LittlejohnInactiveTo be RESCHEDULED at a later date
November 8IDThomas CreechInactive

WARRANT WITHDRAWN 

The state’s parole board has grant­ed a clemen­cy hear­ing to con­sid­er chang­ing his sen­tence to life in prison.

November 9TXBrent BrewerEXECUTEDEXECUTED
November 16TXDavid RenteriaEXECUTED

Warrant Withdrawn by the El Paso County District Court on August 29, 2023. Writ of man­damus issued by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on September 18, 2023, vacat­ing the Court’s August 29th order with­draw­ing the warrant.

Warrant rein­stat­ed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on September 18, 2023. Source: Court Opinion

EXECUTED

November 16OHKeith LamarInactiveREPRIEVED on July 13, 2023 by Governor Mike DeWine. Execution resched­uled for January 13, 2027.
November 16ALCasey McWhorterEXECUTEDEXECUTED
November 30OKPhillip HancockEXECUTEDEXECUTED
December 6OHElwood JonesInactive

WARRANT WITHDRAWN

Execution date VACATED by the Ohio Supreme Court, await­ing new trial

December 7OKKevin UnderwoodInactiveTo be RESCHEDULED at a later date

2023 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Month

Month

Scheduled Executions

Executions

Inactive Death Warrants

Active Death Warrants

January

4

3

1

0

February

6

4

2

0

March

7

2

5

0

April

7

1

6

0

May

4

1

3

0

June

4

2

2

0

July

5

2

3

0

August

4

2

2

0

September

3

1

2

0

October

5

2

3

0

November

7

4

3

0

December

2

0

2

0

Total

58

24

34

0

2023 Death Warrant Outcomes by Jurisdiction

State

Scheduled Executions

Executions

Inactive Death Warrants

Active Death Warrants

Oklahoma

15

4

11

0

Ohio

12

0

12

0

Texas

13

8

5

0

Missouri

4

4

0

0

Pennsylvania

3

0

3

0

Florida

6

6

0

0

Arizona

1

0

1

0

Idaho

2

0

2

0

Alabama

2

2

0

0

TOTALS

58

24

34

0