Office of Planning and Analysis: Inmates Under Death Sentence (UDS) Inmates Under Death Sentence January 1, 2003 Changes to UDS Population During 2002 Prepared by: Office of Planning and Analysis January, 2003 Changes to UDS Population 2002 The Georgia Department of Corrections had 118 death sentence cases as of January 1, 2003. One hundred and eighteen (118) inmates were legally under death sentence (UDS). This number includes those at the Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Prison, Metro State Prison and those who are out to court but still under death sentence. During 2002, the following changes were made to the UDS population: 3 new inmates were added. 4 inmates were executed by means of lethal injection. 3 inmates were removed from the UDS count. The following tables give the names of those UDS inmates and former UDS inmates who changed legal status in 2002. Inmate Last Name Number EF 506173 Sealy EF 506257 Henry EF 528586 Walker New UDS Inmates Added for 2002 First Name Richard Keith D. Artemus Admitted Date 9-23-02 9-23-02 10-21-02 Crime Date 1-23-00 8-31-99 5-12-99 Sentence Date 8-27-02 9-10-02 10-11-02 Court Status Direct appeal not yet filed Direct appeal not yet filed Direct appeal not yet filed UDS Inmates Executed in 2002 Inmate Last Name Number EF 107908 Spivey EF 198200 Housel EF 297821 Fugate, III EF 136294 Putman First Name Ronald K. Tracy Lee Wallace William Admitted Date 9-77 2-86 5-92 9-82 Date of Death 1-24-02 3-12-02 8-09-02 11-13-02 UDS Inmates with Sentence and/or Conviction Overturned in 2002 Inmate Num Last Name EF 197446 Williams EF 024191 Allen EF 155972 Romine First Name Alexander Stanley E. Larry Court Status Commuted to Life Without Parole by State Board of Pardons and Paroles Ga. Supreme Court affirmed plea to Life with parole; signed contract not to seek parole for 30 years Resentenced to Life Sentence Date 2-25-02 8-12-02 8-23-02 Under Georgia law, there are three offenses that are punishable by death. Those crimes are murder, rape, and kidnapping. Of the 118 currently under death sentence, 117 were convicted of murder and one was convicted of kidnapping. There are currently 59 (50%) white men and 59 (50%) black men under death sentence. There is one white female on death row at Metro State Prison. Twenty-seven percent serving time on death row report a high school education, and eighteen percent report some college. Fifty-three percent of these inmates report living with both parents during childhood. Of the 88 inmates that reported employment status at the time of incarceration, 47% were employed at the time of arrest. Forty-five percent of the active death row inmates are single with an average of two children. When looking at prior incarcerations, 65% of the active UDS inmates have no prior incarcerations. Cobb County is the county with the highest number of convictions on death row, followed by Muscogee and Douglas counties. Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2003 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 EF 305136 Andrews James Douglas B 3/69 10/92 Muscogee EF 429307 Arevalo Joaquin W 2/75 10/99 Gwinnett 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 437391 Brannan Andrew W 11/48 1/00 Laurens 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 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 EF 109620 Collins Roger B 1/59 11/77 Houston Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2003 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction EF 170001 Conklin Robert D. W 2/61 6/84 Fulton EF 148940 Conner John W. W 5/56 7/82 Telfair EF 390341 Cook Andrew Allen W 7/74 3/98 Monroe EF 166668 Crawford Eddie A. W 2/47 3/84 Spalding EF 382831 Cromartie Ray J. B 2/67 10/97 Thomas EF 249456 Crowe Samuel David W 12/60 11/89 Douglas EF 177160 Davis George B., Jr. B 3/58 2/85 Elbert EF 284361 Davis Troy Anthony B 10/68 9/91 Chatham EF 350635 DeYoung Andrew Grant W 5/74 10/95 Cobb D 028788 Dobbs Wilburn W. B 5/49 5/74 Walker EF 268553 Drane Leonard W 12/59 9/92 Elbert EF 400933 Esposito John W 8/75 10/98 Baldwin EF 230294 Ferrell Eric Lynn B 4/63 9/88 DeKalb EF 109774 Finney Eddie W., Jr. B 12/56 11/77 Jones EF 110118 Fleming Son H. B 5/30 12/77 Lanier EF 199520 Ford Melbert R., Jr. W 12/60 10/86 Newton EF 207280 Foster Timothy T. B 12/67 5/87 Floyd EF 388541 Franks David Scott W 1/61 2/98 Hall EF 376538 Fults Kenneth E. B 11/68 5/97 Spalding EF 197140 Gary Carlton B 9/50 8/86 Muscogee EF 521727 Gates Johnny L. B 11/55 9/77 Muscogee EF 261140 Gibson Exzavious Lee B 3/72 6/90 Dodge Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2003 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction 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 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 506257 Henry Keith Darnell B 4/57 9/02 Clayton EF 188351 Hicks Robert K. W 3/57 1/86 Spalding 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 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 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 Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2003 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction EF 421641 Lance Donnie Cleveland W 12/53 6/99 Jackson EF 440884 Lawler Gregory W 12/52 3/00 Fulton 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 456447 Loyd Roger W 2/62 10/00 Crisp 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 315396 McMichen Kim W 3/58 7/93 Douglas EF 454046 McPherson Mark W 1/65 9/00 Floyd EF 238451 Meders Jimmy Fletcher W 4/61 4/89 Glynn EF 230231 Miller Michael B 10/62 11/88 Walton 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 EF 422853 Morrow Scotty B 3/67 6/99 Hall EF 382430 Nance Michael Wayne W 9/61 9/97 Gwinnett Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2003 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction EF 211846 Newland Robert L. W 4/43 8/87 Glynn EF 283459 Osborne Curtis B 3/70 8/91 Spalding EF 357663 Pace Lyndon Fitzgerald B 7/64 3/96 Fulton EF 384611 Palmer Willie Williams B 10/52 11/97 Burke EF 379512 Perkins David Aaron W 11/60 6/97 Clayton EF 426977 Perkinson Eric B 12/78 9/99 Bartow D 030329 Potts Jack H. W 1/45 3/76 Cobb EF 100899 Presnell Virgil D., Jr. W 12/53 5/76 Cobb EF 365661 Pruitt Timothy Woodrow W 9/66 10/96 Lumpkin EF 360982 Pye Willie James B 1/65 6/96 Spalding EF 464309 Raheem Mustafa A. B 5/79 2/01 Henry EF 357205 Raulerson Billy Daniel W 9/69 3/96 Chatham EF 439113 Rhode Brandon W 7/79 2/00 Jones EF 146935 Rogers James R. W 3/61 5/82 Floyd EF 277531 Sallie William W 2/66 3/91 Bacon EF 506173 Sealy Richard B 4/64 8/02 Clayton EF 318703 Sears DeMarcus Ali B 11/71 9/93 Cobb EF 319261 Speed Norris B 3/71 10/93 Fulton EF 243241 Stripling Alphonso B 7/57 7/89 Douglas EF 266748 Taylor Keith B. B 2/54 10/90 Pierce EF 266131 Terrell Bryan Keith B 3/68 1/95 Newton EF 271622 Tharpe Keith Leroy B 4/58 1/91 Jones Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2003 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction EF 260806 Thomason Gary Chad W 9/71 10/96 Floyd EF 239357 Todd William L. W 11/56 5/89 Harris EF 385973 Tollette Leon B 12/68 11/97 Muscogee EF 173946 Wade Johnny L. W 11/55 3/87 Newton EF 335983 Waldrip Tommy Lee W 5/46 10/94 Dawson EF 508586 Walker Artemus Rick B 6/66 10/02 Macon EF 259580 Ward Jamie Ray W 2/56 7/91 Walker EF 143862 Waters Eurus K. W 10/44 1/81 Glynn EF 314289 Wellons Marcus A. B 7/55 6/93 Cobb EF 370430 Whatley Frederick R. B 6/68 1/97 Spalding EF 197446 Williams Alexander B 3/68 8/86 Richmond EF 384422 Wilson Marion, Jr. B 7/76 11/97 Baldwin EF 143520 Wilson Willie J., Jr. B 11/56 2/82 Pierce EG 405675 Worsley Johnnie A. B 2/61 11/98 Muscogee Inmate Number Females Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2003 Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction EF 405001 Gissendanner Kelly W 3/68 11/98 Gwinnett