DEATH ROW U.S.A.
DEATH ROW U.S.A.
Fall 2020
A quarterly report by
the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Deborah Fins
Consultant to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Death Row U.S.A.
Fall 2020
(As of October 1, 2020)
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATH ROW INMATES KNOWN TO LDF:
2553
(2553 ¨C 180* - 877 = 1496 enforceable sentences)
M
Race of Defendant:
White
Black
Latino/Latina
Native American
Asian
Unknown at this issue
1,076
1,062
343
24
47
1
(42.15%)
(41.60%)
(13.44%)
(0.94%)
(1.84%)
(0.04%)
2,502
51
(98.00%)
(2.00%)
Gender:
Male
Female
JURISDICTIONS WITH CURRENT DEATH PENALTY STATUTES:
30
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, CaliforniaM, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
OregonM, PennsylvaniaM, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia,
Wyoming, U.S. Government, U.S. Military.
M
States where a moratorium prohibiting execution has been imposed by the Governor.
JURISDICTIONS WITHOUT DEATH PENALTY STATUTES:
23
Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire [see note below], New Jersey,
New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin.
[NOTE: New Hampshire repealed the death penalty prospectively. The man already sentenced remains under
sentence of death.]
* Designates the number of people in non-moratorium states who are not under active death sentence because of
court reversal but whose sentence may be reimposed.
M Designates the number of people in states where a gubernatorial moratorium on execution has been imposed.
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In the United States Supreme Court
Update to Summer 2020 Issue of Significant Criminal & Other Pending Cases
for Cases to Be Decided in October Term 2019 or October Term 2020
1.
CASES RAISING CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS
Fourth Amendment
Torres v. Madrid, No.19-292 (Parameter of ¡°seizure¡±) (decision below 769 Fed.Appx. 654 (10th
Cir. 2019))
Question Presented: Is an unsuccessful attempt to detain a suspect by use of physical
force a "seizure" within the meaning of the 4th Amendment, as the 8th, 9th, and 11th Circuits
and the New Mexico Supreme Court hold, or must physical force be successful in detaining a
suspect to constitute a "seizure," as the 10th Circuit and the D.C. Court of Appeals hold?
Sixth Amendment
Edwards v. Vannoy, No. 19-5807 (Retroactivity of Ramos) (decision below Case No. 18-31095
(5th Cir. 5/20/19 denial of COA))
Question Presented: Does the Court¡¯s decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 U.S. ___
(2020), apply retroactively to cases on federal collateral review?
Eighth Amendmentp
Jones v. Mississippi, No. 18-1259 (Juvenile LWOP decisions) (decision below 2015-CT-00899SCT Miss. 2018))
Question Presented: Does the 8th Amendment require the sentencing authority to make a
finding that a juvenile is permanently incorrigible before imposing a sentence of life without
parole?
2.
CASES RAISING OTHER IMPORTANT FEDERAL QUESTIONS
Borden v. United States, No. 19-5410 (Scope of ACCA crimes) (decision below 769 Fed.Appx.
266 (6th Cir. 2019))
Question Presented: 1. Does the "use of force" clause in the Armed Career Criminal Act
(the "ACCA"), 18 U.S.C. ¡ì 924(e)(2)(B)(i) encompass crimes with a mens rea of mere
recklessness?
Brownback v. King, No. 19-546 (Interplay of FTCA and Bivens) (decision below 917 F.3d 409
(6th Cir. 2019))
Question Presented: Does a final judgment in favor of the United States in an action
brought under ¡ì 1346(b)(1) [Federal Tort Claims Act], on the ground that a private person would
not be liable to the claimant under state tort law for the injuries alleged, bar a claim under Bivens
v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), that is
brought by the same claimant, based on the same injuries, and against the same governmental
employees whose acts gave rise to the claimant's FTCA claim?
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Carpenter v. Murphy, No. 17-1107 (Jurisdiction, ¡°Indian reservation¡±) (decision below 875 F.3d
896 (10th Cir. 2017))
Question Presented: Do the 1866 territorial boundaries of the Creek Nation within the
former Indian Territory of eastern Oklahoma constitute an "Indian reservation" today under 18
U.S.C. ¡ì 1151 (a)?
Decision: Yes. In a per curiam opinion citing McGirt (see below), the Court affirmed the
th
10 Circuit¡¯s decision that the Creek Nation remains intact and Oklahoma did not have
jurisdiction over major crimes.
McGirt v. Oklahoma, No. 18-9526 (State court jurisdiction in ¡°Indian Country¡±) (decision below
pc-2018-1057 (OK CCA 2019))
Question Presented: Can Oklahoma courts continue to unlawfully exercise, under state
law, criminal jurisdiction as "justiciable matter" in Indian Country over Indians accused of major
crimes enumerated under the Indian Major Crimes Act - which are under exclusive federal
jurisdiction?
Decision: No. The state courts have no jurisdiction in Indian Country over Indians
accused of crimes enumerated in the IMCA. The land reserved for the Creek Nation in
Oklahoma has not been ceded to the state, and remains ¡°Indian Country.¡±
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