Office of Planning and Analysis: Inmates Under Death Sentence (UDS) Inmates Under Death Sentence January 1, 2008 Changes to UDS Population During 2007 Prepared by: Office of Planning and Analysis January, 2008 Changes to UDS Population 2007 The Georgia Department of Corrections had 109 death sentence cases as of January 1, 2008. One hundred and nine (109) 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 2007, the following changes were made to the UDS population: 4 new inmates were added. 1 inmate was executed by means of lethal injection. 1 inmate was removed from the UDS count by natural death. 1 inmate had their sentence commuted. The following tables give the names of those UDS inmates and former UDS inmates who changed legal status in 2007. New UDS Inmates Added for 2007 Inmate Last Name First Name Admitted Crime Sentence Court Status Number Date Date Date EF 643320 Brookins Brian Duane 10/23/07 10/14/05 10/16/07 Direct appeal not yet filed EF 641834 Humphreys Stacey Ian 10/03/07 11/03/03 09/30/07 Direct appeal not yet filed EF 627284 Spears Steven Frederick 03/23/07 08/24/01 03/22/07 Direct appeal not yet filed EF 634394 Stinski Darryl Scott 07/27/07 04/11/02 06/13/07 Direct appeal not yet filed UDS Inmates Executed in 2007 Inmate Last Name Number EF 222841 Hightower First Name Admitted Date John Washington 05/10/88 Date of Death 06/27/07 UDS Inmates Who Died of Natural Causes in 2007 Inmate Last Name Number EF 173946 Wade First Name Johnny L. Admitted Date 03/17/87 Date of Death 06/27/07 UDS Inmates with Sentence and/or Conviction Overturned in 2007 Inmate Number D 028788 Last Name Dobbs First Name Court Status Wilburn Sentence Commuted to Life Sentence Date 05/22/74 Under Georgia law, there are three offenses that are punishable by death. Those crimes are murder, rape, and kidnapping. Of the 109 currently under death sentence, 108 were convicted of murder and one was convicted of kidnapping. There are currently 59 (64%) white men and 49 (36%) black men under death sentence. There is one white female on death row at Metro State Prison. Twenty-four percent serving time on death row report a high school education, and seventeen percent report some college. Fifty-five percent of these inmates report living with both parents during childhood. Of the 84 inmates that reported employment status at the time of incarceration, 50% were employed at the time of arrest. Forty-six percent of the active death row inmates are single with an average of one child. When looking at prior incarcerations, 66% 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 Chatham, Baldwin, Fulton and Muscogee counties. Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2008 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 558876 Arrington Robert O. W 6/47 08/01 Richmond EF 573238 Barrett Winston Clay W 10/55 03/05 Towns 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 326549 Brockman Ward A. W 11/71 6/90 Muscogee EF 643320 Brookins Brian Duane W 12/71 10/07 Baldwin EF 110637 Burgess Raymond B 10/58 2/92 Douglas EF 405158 Butts Robert B 5/77 11/98 Baldwin EF 200868 Cohen Michael A. B 1/57 12/86 Glynn EF 109620 Collins Roger B 1/59 11/77 Houston EF 148940 Conner John W. W 5/56 7/82 Telfair EF 390341 Cook Andrew Allen W 7/74 3/98 Monroe EF 382831 Cromartie Ray J. B 2/67 10/97 Thomas EF 249456 Crowe Samuel David W 12/60 11/89 Douglas EF 284361 Davis Troy Anthony B 10/68 9/91 Chatham EF 350635 DeYoung Andrew Grant W 5/74 10/95 Cobb Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2008 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction 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 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 303630 Greene Daniel B 1/67 12/92 Clayton 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 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 549848 Hulett Donnie Allen W 4/81 4/04 Walker EF 641834 Humphreys Stacey Ian W 5/73 9/07 Cobb EF 222259 Jarrells Jonathen W 10/56 3/88 Walker EF 190316 Jefferson Lawrence B 4/55 3/86 Cobb 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, 2008 (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 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 568752 Martin Dekelvin B 2/72 01/05 Fulton 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 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, 2008 (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 590495 Okelley Dorian F. W 10/81 11/05 Chatham 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 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 519057 Riley, Sr. William David W 10/68 3/03 Newton EF 439113 Rhode Brandon W 7/79 2/00 Jones EF 544210 Rivera Reinaldo Javier W 09/63 02/04 Richmond 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 627284 Spears Steven Frederick W 7/66 03/07 Lumpkin EF 319261 Speed Norris B 3/71 10/93 Fulton EF 634394 Stinski Darryl Scott W 6/83 6/07 Chatham EF 243241 Stripling Alphonso B 7/57 7/89 Douglas EF 593361 Tate Nicholas W 1/80 12/05 Paulding Inmates Under Death Sentence as of January 1, 2008 (continued) Inmate Number Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction EF 266131 Terrell Bryan Keith B 3/68 1/95 Newton EF 271622 Tharpe Keith Leroy B 4/58 1/91 Jones 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 335983 Waldrip Tommy Lee W 5/46 10/94 Dawson EF 508586 Walker Artemus Rick B 6/66 10/02 Macon EF 571521 Walker Gregory B 01/79 01/05 Camden 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 476365 Williams Joseph B 12/73 04/04 Chatham 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, 2008 Last Name First Name Race Date of Sentenced County of Birth to Death Conviction EF 405001 Gissendanner Kelly W 3/68 11/98 Gwinnett