Office of Planning and Analysis: Inmates Under Death Sentence (UDS) Inmates Under Death Sentence January 1, 2000 Changes to UDS Population During 1999 Prepared by: Office of Planning and Analysis July, 2000 Changes to UDS Population 1999 The Georgia Department of Corrections had 128 death sentence cases as of January 1, 2000. One hundred and twentyfive (125) inmates were legally under death sentence (UDS). This number includes those at the Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison, Georgia State Prison or Metro State Prison and those who are out to court but still under death sentence. There is 1 death sentence inmate whose sentence and/or convictions have been overturned but who has not been resentenced. There is 1 inmate who had been granted relief on his death sentence but judgement was later reversed by the Georgia Supreme Court. There is 1 death sentence inmate who has been sentenced to death but has not yet been released for transfer from the county jail to death row. There are 2 inmates whose death sentences have been resentenced to Life without Parole. These inmates may stay in this "legal limbo" for several years as their cases move through the courts. Some of these "legal limbo" cases have been moved to Georgia State Prison. During 1999, the following changes were made to the UDS population: 8 new inmates were added. 1 inmate was removed from the UDS count due to natural death. 1 inmate has not been released from the custody of the county to the state. 2 inmates were removed from the UDS count due to resentencing. 1 inmate was removed from the UDS count due to their sentences being reversed, although they have not been tried or resentenced. The following tables give the names of those UDS inmates and former UDS inmates who changed legal status in 1999. Inmate Last Name Number EF 429307 Arevalo EF 339323 Braley EF 426821 Heidler EF 433063 Lamar EF 421641 Lance EF 427815 Lucas EF 426977 Perkinson EF 417884 Yates New UDS Inmates Added for 1999 First Name Joaqiun Leeland Jerry Cedric Donnie Daniel Eric John Admitted Date 10/12/99 8/6/99 9/7/99 12/14/99 6/25/99 9/21/99 9/8/99 5/6/99 Crime Date 4/6/98 9/2/98 12/4/97 5/26/98 11/9/97 4/23/98 6/7/98 4/12/98 Sentence Date 10/7/99 8/5/99 9/3/99 11/18/99 6/23/99 9/17/99 9/7/99 5/5/99 Court Status 10/99 Direct appeal not yet filed. 10/99 Direct appeal not yet filed. 10/99 Direct appeal not yet filed. 12/99 Direct appeal not yet filed. 10/99 Direct appeal not yet filed. 10/99 Direct appeal not yet filed. 10/99 Direct appeal not yet filed. 10/99 Direct appeal not yet filed. UDS Inmates Deceased 1999 Inmate Last Name Number D 31732 Kinsman First Name Ronald Admitted Date 5/4/87 Date of Death 11/1/99 Inmates Resentenced in 1999 Inmate Last Name First Name Num EF 329586 Childress Roddy E EF 315236 Barnes Joseph Court Status 3/96 Ga. Supreme Court reversed judgement, remanded to trial court. 8/96 Returned to Glynn Cty. 10/23/98 Resentenced to Life by Glynn Cty. Superior Court. 12/22/98 Re-sentencing still pending. 5/26/99 Resentenced to Life, 2 counts, to serve consecutively. 3/2/98 Conviction affirmed and sentence reversed by Ga. Supreme Court. 11/16/99 Order, resentencing from death penalty to Life without Parole. Term Type Active Active UDS Inmates with Sentence and/or Conviction Overturned in 1999 Inmate Num Last Name EF 263821 Bennett EF 239357 Todd First Name Jack Alfred William Lamar Court Status 12/95 HC/S filed. Hearings in 1997. 8/4/98 Relief granted on conviction and sentence, appealed. Georgia Supreme Court reversed judgement in petitioner's appeal on 9/7/99. 12/92 Remittitur sent to trial court by Ga. Supreme Court. 12/95 HC/S filed. 4/21/97 order vacating death sentence, appealed. 12/97 affirmed in part and reversed in part. 10/98 State habeas court's Final Order vacating death sentence and remanding case to Harris County to impose life sentence or new sentencing trial. Oral argument held 3/9/99. Georgia Supreme Court affirmed judgement of Butts Co. Superior Court 7/14/99. Georgia Supreme Court affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded in part the judgement rendered in petitioner's crossappeal 7/14/99. Georgia Supreme Court denied Motion for Reconsideration on 7/30/99. Sentence Date 7/18/90 5/6/89 Under Georgia law, there are three offenses that are punishable by death. Those crimes are murder, rape, and kidnapping. Of the 128 currently under death sentence, 127 were convicted of murder and one was convicted of kidnapping. There are currently 66 (53%) white men and 61 (47%) black men under death sentence. There is one white female on death row at Metro State Prison. Thirty-one percent serving time on death row report a high school education, and fifteen percent report some college. Fifty-one percent of these inmates report living with both parents during childhood. Of the 107 inmates that reported employment status at the time of incarceration, 46% were employed at the time of arrest. Forty-nine percent of the active death row inmates are single with an average of two children. When looking at prior incarcerations, 69% of the active UDS inmates have no prior incarcerations. Musogee County is the county with the highest number of convictions on death row, followed by Cobb and Douglas counties. Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2000 Inmate Number Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction D 117244 Alderman Jack W 5/51 6/75 Chatham D 024191 Allen Stanley E. W 11/54 6/81 Elbert EF 305136 Andrews James Douglas B 3/69 10/92 Muscogee EF 429307 Arevalo Joaquin W 2/75 10/99 Gwinnett EF 263821 Bennett Jack Alfred W 7/28 7/90 Douglas EF 355680 Bishop Joshua Daniel W 1/75 2/96 Baldwin EF 130375 Blankenship Roy W. W 10/55 4/80 Chatham EF 339323 Braley Leeland Mark W 10/73 8/99 Pike EF 263198 Bright Kenneth Dan B 7/60 7/90 Muscogee EF 326549 Brockman Ward A. W 11/71 6/90 Muscogee EF 154075 Brown James W. W 6/48 7/81 Gwinnett EF 110637 Burgess Raymond B 10/58 2/92 Douglas EF 405158 Butts Robert B 5/77 11/98 Baldwin EF 328074 Carr Timothy Don W 5/70 4/94 Monroe EF 391619 Carruthers Anthony B 9/70 3/98 Clayton EF 200868 Cohen Michael A. B 1/57 12/86 Glynn EF 401752 Colwell Daniel B 2/61 10/98 Sumter EF 127236 Collier Robert L. B 7/47 9/78 Catoosa Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2000 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name EF 109620 Collins EF 170001 Conklin EF 148940 Conner EF 390341 Cook EF 166668 Crawford EF 382831 Cromartie EF 249456 Crowe EF 177160 Davis EF 284361 Davis EF 350635 DeYoung D 028788 Dobbs EF 268553 Drane EF 400933 Esposito EF 230294 Ferrell EF 109774 Finnery EF 110118 Fleming EF 199520 Ford EF 207280 Foster EF 388541 Franks EF 297821 Fugate EF 376538 Fults EF 197140 Gary EF 521727 Gates First Name Roger Robert D. John W. Andrew Allen Eddie A. Ray J. Samuel David George B., Jr. Troy Anthony Andrew Grant Wilburn W. Leonard John Eric Lynn Eddie W., Jr. Son H. Melbert R., Jr. Timothy T. David Scott Wallace M., III Kenneth E. Carlton Johnny L. Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction B 1/59 11/77 Houston W 2/61 6/84 Fulton W 5/56 7/82 Telfair W 7/74 3/98 Monroe W 2/47 3/84 Spalding B 2/67 10/97 Thomas W 12/60 11/89 Douglas B 3/58 2/85 Elbert B 10/68 9/91 Chatham W 5/74 10/95 Cobb B 5/49 5/74 Walker W 12/59 9/92 Elbert W 8/75 10/98 Baldwin B 4/63 9/88 DeKalb B 12/56 11/77 Jones B 5/30 12/77 Lanier W 12/60 10/86 Newton B 12/67 5/87 Floyd W 1/61 2/98 Hall W 11/49 4/92 Putnam B 11/68 5/97 Spalding B 9/50 8/86 Muscogee B 11/55 9/77 Muscogee Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2000 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction EF 261140 Gibson Exzavious Lee B 3/72 6/90 Dodge EF 125601 Gilreath Fred M., Jr. W 1/38 3/80 Cobb EF 303630 Greene Daniel B 1/67 12/92 Clayton EF 389718 Gulley William Marvin B 1/54 2/98 Dougherty EF 235101 Hall Willie James B 8/56 2/89 DeKalb EF 235101 Hall Willie James B 8/56 2/89 DeKalb EF 255470 Hammond Emmanuel F. B 6/65 3/90 Fulton EF 426821 Heidler Jerry W 6/77 9/99 Toombs EF 336426 Henry George R. W 1/69 11/94 Cobb EF 188351 Jicks Robert K. W 3/57 1/86 Spalding EF 116850 High Jose M. B 8/58 12/78 Taliaferro EF 222841 Hightower John W. B 4/44 5/88 Morgan EF 190963 Hill Warren B 6/60 9/91 Lee EF 310937 Hittson Travis Clinton W 1/71 3/93 Houston EF 201082 Holiday Dallas B. B 12/62 11/86 Jefferson EF 371649 Holsey Robert Wayne B 4/65 2/97 Baldwin EF 189200 Housel Tracy L. W 5/58 2/86 Gwinnett D 017622 Isaacs Carl J. W 8/53 1/74 Seminole EF 222259 Jarrells Jonathen W 10/56 3/88 Walker EF 190316 Jefferson Lawrence B 4/55 3/86 Cobb EF 350346 Jenkins Larry L., Jr. B 11/75 9/95 Wayne EF 391738 Johnson Marcus W 5/65 4/98 Dougherty EF 345595 Jones Ashley Lyndol W 5/73 6/95 Coffee Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2000 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction EF 122216 Jones Brandon Astor B 2/43` 10/79 Cobb EF 401627 King Warren B 2/76 9/98 Appling EF 433063 Lamar Cedric B 8/76 11/99 Douglas EF 421641 Lance Donnie Cleveland W 12/53 6/99 Jackson EF 306429 Ledford J.W. W 12/71 11/92 Murray EF 377605 Lee James Allyson W 9/74 6/97 Charlton EF 216164 Lee Larry W 5/60 11/87 Wayne EF 405012 Lewis Christopher B 7/65 11/98 Clayton EF 189943 Lipham William A. W 8/63 2/87 Coweta EF 427815 Lucas Daniel W 10/78 9/99 Jones EF 255222 Lynd William Earl W 1/55 2/90 Berrien EF 160107 Mathis James B 6/45 6/81 Douglas EF 349678 McClain Mark Howard W 6/67 9/95 Richmond EF 377372 McDaniel James R. B 4/74 6/97 Butts EF 315396 McMichen Kim W 3/58 7/93 Douglas EF 238451 Meders Jimmy Fletcher W 4/61 4/89 Glynn EF 230231 Miller Michael B 10/62 11/88 Walton EF 160842 Mincey Terry W 4/60 8/82 Bibb EF 253726 Mitchell Nelson Earl B 7/62 1/90 Early EF 204979 Mize William M. W 7/56 12/95 Oconee EF 326725 Mobley Stephen A. W 7/65 2/94 Hall EF 218040 Moon Larry Eugene W 11/44 1/88 Catoosa EF 215392 Morrison Ernest Ulysses W 7/60 11/87 Richmond Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2000 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name EF 382430 Nance EF 211846 Newland EF 283459 Osborne EF 357663 Pace EF 384611 Palmer EF 174525 Parker EF 379512 Perkins EF 426977 Perkinson D 030329 Potts EF 100899 Presnell EF 213696 Pruitt EF 365661 Pruitt EF 136294 Putnam EF 360982 Pye EF 357205 Raulerson EF 146935 Rogers EF 155972 Romine EF 318703 Sears EF 372477 Smith EF 319261 Speed EF 107908 Spivey EF 134440 Stephens EF 243241 Stripling First Name Michael Wayne Robert L. Curtis Lyndon Fitzgerald Willie Williams Byron A. David Aaron Eric Jack H. Virgil D., Jr. Mark Anthony Timothy Woodrow William H. Willie James Billy Daniel James R. Larry DeMarcus Ali David P. Norris Ronald K. William K. Alphonso Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction W 9/61 9/97 Gwinnett W 4/43 8/87 Glynn B 3/70 8/91 Spalding B 7/64 3/96 Fulton B 10/52 11/97 Burke W 8/60 11/84 Douglas W 11/60 6/97 Clayton B 12/78 9/99 Bartow W 1/45 3/76 Cobb W 12/53 5/76 Cobb W 1/65 9/87 Pulaski W 9/66 10/96 Lumpkin W 4/43 9/82 Cook B 1/65 6/96 Spalding W 9/69 3/96 Chatham W 3/61 5/82 Floyd W 9/51 4/82 Pickens B 11/71 9/93 Cobb W 11/76 1/97 Clayton B 3/71 10/93 Fulton W 11/39 6/77 Muscogee B 4/48 2/80 Richmond B 7/57 7/89 Douglas Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2000 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name EF 266748 Taylor EF 266131 Terrell EF 271622 Tharpe EF 260806 Thomason EF 239357 Todd EF 385973 Tollette EF 173946 Wade EF 335983 Waldrip EF 259580 Ward EF 143862 Waters EF 314289 Wellons EF 370430 Whatley EF 197446 Williams EF 384422 Wilson EF 143520 Wilson EG 405675 Worsley EF 417884 Yates First Name Keith B. Bryan Keith Keith Leroy Gary Chad William L. Leon Johnny L. Tommy Lee Jamie Ray Eurus K. Marcus A. Frederick R. Alexander Marion, Jr. Willie J., Jr. Johnnie A. John Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction B 2/54 10/90 Pierce B 3/68 1/95 Newton B 4/58 1/91 Jones W 9/71 10/96 Floyd W 11/56 5/89 Harris B 12/68 11/97 Muscogee W 11/55 3/87 Newton W 5/46 10/94 Dawson W 2/56 7/91 Walker W 10/44 1/81 Glynn B 7/55 6/93 Cobb B 6/68 1/97 Spalding B 3/68 8/86 Richmond B 7/76 11/97 Baldwin B 11/56 2/82 Pierce B 2/61 11/98 Muscogee B 6/74 5/99 Upson Inmate Number Females Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2000 Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction EF 405001 Gissendanner Kelly W 3/68 11/98 Gwinnett