List of people executed in the United States in 2008

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This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2008. Thirty-seven people were executed in the United States in 2008. Eighteen of them were in the state of Texas. One (James Earl Reed) was executed via electrocution. Executions were not carried out in the United States between September 2007 and April 2008, due to certiorari in Baze v. Rees , which questioned the constitutionality of lethal injection. The U.S. Supreme Court stayed all executions for seven months until a decision was made, meaning executions did not begin until May, with none having taken place since that of Michael Wayne Richard the previous September. [1] [2]

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List of people executed in the United States in 2008

No.Date of executionNameAge of personGenderEthnicityStateMethodRef.
At executionAt offenseAge difference
1May 6, 2008 William Earl Lynd 533320MaleWhite Georgia Lethal injection [3]
2May 21, 2008 Earl Wesley Berry 492821 Mississippi [4]
3May 27, 2008Kevin Green312110Black Virginia [5]
4June 4, 2008 Curtis Osborne 382018Georgia [6]
5June 6, 2008 David Mark Hill 483612White South Carolina [7]
6June 11, 2008Karl Eugene Chamberlain372116 Texas [8]
7June 17, 2008Terry Lyn Short473413 Oklahoma [9]
8June 20, 2008 James Earl Reed 493514BlackSouth Carolina Electrocution [10]
9June 25, 2008Robert Stacy Yarbrough301812OklahomaLethal injection [11]
10July 1, 2008 Mark Dean Schwab 392217White Florida [12]
11July 10, 2008Carlton Akee Turner291910BlackTexas [13]
12Kent Jermaine Jackson26188Virginia [14]
13July 23, 2008Dale Leo Bishop34259WhiteMississippi [15]
14Derrick J. Sonnier402317BlackTexas [16]
15July 24, 2008Christopher Scott Emmett36297WhiteVirginia [17]
16July 31, 2008Larry Donnell Davis402713BlackTexas [18]
17August 5, 2008 José Ernesto Medellín Rojas 331815Hispanic [19]
18August 7, 2008Heliberto Chi29227 [20]
19August 12, 2008 Leon David Dorsey IV 321814Black [21]
20August 14, 2008 Michael Anthony Rodriguez 45387Hispanic [22]
21September 16, 2008 Jack Edward Alderman 572334WhiteGeorgia [23]
22September 17, 2008William Alfred Murray392811Texas [24]
23September 23, 2008 Richard Henyard 341816BlackFlorida [25]
24September 25, 2008Jesse James Cummings Jr.523517WhiteOklahoma [26]
25October 14, 2008 Richard Wade Cooey II 411922 Ohio [27]
26 Alvin Andrew Kelly 573324Texas [28]
27October 16, 2008Kevin Michael Watts27216Black [29]
28October 21, 2008Joseph Ray Ries291910White [30]
29October 28, 2008 Eric Charles Nenno 473314 [31]
30October 30, 2008Gregory Edward Wright423111 [32]
31November 6, 2008Elkie Lee Taylor4615Black [33]
32November 12, 2008George H. Whitaker III372314 [34]
33November 13, 2008Denard Sha Manns423210 [35]
34November 19, 2008Gregory L. Bryant-Bey533716Ohio [36]
35November 20, 2008Robert Jean Hudson45369Texas [37]
36November 21, 2008 Marco Allen Chapman 37307White Kentucky [38]
37December 5, 2008 Joseph Martin Luther Gardner 382216BlackSouth Carolina [39]
Average:40 years26 years14 years

Demographics

Gender
Male37100%
Female00%
Ethnicity
Black1746%
White1746%
Hispanic38%
State
Texas 1849%
Georgia 38%
Oklahoma 38%
South Carolina 38%
Virginia 38%
Florida 25%
Mississippi 25%
Ohio 25%
Kentucky 13%
Method
Lethal injection 3697%
Electrocution 13%
Month
January00%
February00%
March00%
April00%
May38%
June616%
July719%
August411%
September411%
October616%
November616%
December13%
Age
20–29514%
30–391438%
40–491335%
50–59514%
Total37100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
2009 52
200837
2007 42
Total131

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Execution List 2008". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Executions Since 1976". The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ "William Earl Lynd Executed May 6, 2008 07:51 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Georgia".
  4. ↑ "Earl Wesley Berry Executed May 21, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Mississippi".
  5. ↑ "Kevin Green Executed May 27, 2008 at 10:05 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Virginia".
  6. ↑ "Curtis Osborne Executed June 4, 2008 09:05 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Georgia".
  7. ↑ "David Mark Hill Executed June 6, 2008 06:17 p.m. by Lethal Injection in South Carolina".
  8. ↑ "Karl Eugene Chamberlain Executed June 11, 2008 at 06:30 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  9. ↑ "Terry Lyn Short Executed June 17, 2008 06:08 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Oklahoma".
  10. ↑ "James Earl Reed Executed June 20, 2008 11:27 p.m. by Electric Chair in South Carolina".
  11. ↑ "Robert Stacy Yarbrough Executed June 25, 2008 at 9:28 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Virginia".
  12. ↑ "Mark Dean Schwab Executed July 1, 2008 06:15 p.m. EST by Lethal Injection in Florida".
  13. ↑ "Carlton Akee Turner Executed July 10, 2008 06:16 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  14. ↑ "Kent Jermaine Jackson Executed July 10, 2008 at 9:18 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Virginia".
  15. ↑ "Dale Leo Bishop Executed July 23, 2008 at 6:14 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Mississippi".
  16. ↑ "Derrick J. Sonnier Executed July 23, 2008 06:18 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  17. ↑ "Christopher Scott Emmett Executed July 24, 2008 9:07 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Virginia".
  18. ↑ "Larry Donnell Davis Executed July 31, 2008 06:19 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  19. ↑ "Jose Ernesto Medellin Executed August 5, 2008 09:57 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  20. ↑ "Heliberto Chi Executed August 7, 2008 06:25 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  21. ↑ "Leon David Dorsey IV Executed August 12, 2008 06:27 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  22. ↑ "Michael Anthony Rodriguez Executed August 14, 2008 06:30 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  23. ↑ "Jack Edward Alderman Executed September 16, 2008 07:25 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Georgia".
  24. ↑ "William Alfred Murray Executed September 17, 2008 06:20 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  25. ↑ "Richard Henyard Executed September 23, 2008 08:16 p.m. EST by Lethal Injection in Florida".
  26. ↑ "Jesse James Cummings Jr. Executed September 25, 2008 06:11 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Oklahoma".
  27. ↑ "Richard Wade Cooey II Executed October 14, 2008 10:28 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio".
  28. ↑ "Alvin Andrew Kelly Executed October 14, 2008 06:30 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  29. ↑ "Kevin Michael Watts Executed October 16, 2008 06:17 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  30. ↑ "Joseph Ray Ries Executed October 21, 2008 06:17 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  31. ↑ "Eric Charles Nenno Executed October 28, 2008 06:20 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  32. ↑ "Gregory Edward Wright Executed October 30, 2008 06:20 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  33. ↑ "Elkie Lee Taylor Executed November 6, 2008 06:30 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  34. ↑ "George H. Whitaker III Executed November 12, 2008 06:15 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  35. ↑ "Denard Sha Manns Executed November 13, 2008 06:30 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  36. ↑ "Gregory L. Bryant-Bey Executed November 19, 2008 10:41 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio".
  37. ↑ "Robert Jean Hudson Executed November 20, 2008 06:24 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas".
  38. ↑ "Marco Allen Chapman Executed November 21, 2008 07:34 p.m. CST by Lethal Injection in Kentucky".
  39. ↑ "Joseph M.L. Gardner Executed December 5, 2008 6:15 p.m. by Lethal Injection in South Carolina".
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