List of people executed in the United States in 2008
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]
List of people executed in the United States in 2008
No.
Date of execution
Name
Age of person
Gender
Ethnicity
State
Method
Ref.
At execution
At offense
Age difference
1
May 6, 2008
William Earl Lynd
53
33
20
Male
White
Georgia
Lethal injection
[ 3]
2
May 21, 2008
Earl Wesley Berry
49
28
21
Mississippi
[ 4]
3
May 27, 2008
Kevin Green
31
21
10
Black
Virginia
[ 5]
4
June 4, 2008
Curtis Osborne
38
20
18
Georgia
[ 6]
5
June 6, 2008
David Mark Hill
48
36
12
White
South Carolina
[ 7]
6
June 11, 2008
Karl Eugene Chamberlain
37
21
16
Texas
[ 8]
7
June 17, 2008
Terry Lyn Short
47
34
13
Oklahoma
[ 9]
8
June 20, 2008
James Earl Reed
49
35
14
Black
South Carolina
Electrocution
[ 10]
9
June 25, 2008
Robert Stacy Yarbrough
30
18
12
Oklahoma
Lethal injection
[ 11]
10
July 1, 2008
Mark Dean Schwab
39
22
17
White
Florida
[ 12]
11
July 10, 2008
Carlton Akee Turner
29
19
10
Black
Texas
[ 13]
12
Kent Jermaine Jackson
26
18
8
Virginia
[ 14]
13
July 23, 2008
Dale Leo Bishop
34
25
9
White
Mississippi
[ 15]
14
Derrick J. Sonnier
40
23
17
Black
Texas
[ 16]
15
July 24, 2008
Christopher Scott Emmett
36
29
7
White
Virginia
[ 17]
16
July 31, 2008
Larry Donnell Davis
40
27
13
Black
Texas
[ 18]
17
August 5, 2008
José Ernesto Medellín Rojas
33
18
15
Hispanic
[ 19]
18
August 7, 2008
Heliberto Chi
29
22
7
[ 20]
19
August 12, 2008
Leon David Dorsey IV
32
18
14
Black
[ 21]
20
August 14, 2008
Michael Anthony Rodriguez
45
38
7
Hispanic
[ 22]
21
September 16, 2008
Jack Edward Alderman
57
23
34
White
Georgia
[ 23]
22
September 17, 2008
William Alfred Murray
39
28
11
Texas
[ 24]
23
September 23, 2008
Richard Henyard
34
18
16
Black
Florida
[ 25]
24
September 25, 2008
Jesse James Cummings Jr.
52
35
17
White
Oklahoma
[ 26]
25
October 14, 2008
Richard Wade Cooey II
41
19
22
Ohio
[ 27]
26
Alvin Andrew Kelly
57
33
24
Texas
[ 28]
27
October 16, 2008
Kevin Michael Watts
27
21
6
Black
[ 29]
28
October 21, 2008
Joseph Ray Ries
29
19
10
White
[ 30]
29
October 28, 2008
Eric Charles Nenno
47
33
14
[ 31]
30
October 30, 2008
Gregory Edward Wright
42
31
11
[ 32]
31
November 6, 2008
Elkie Lee Taylor
46
15
Black
[ 33]
32
November 12, 2008
George H. Whitaker III
37
23
14
[ 34]
33
November 13, 2008
Denard Sha Manns
42
32
10
[ 35]
34
November 19, 2008
Gregory L. Bryant-Bey
53
37
16
Ohio
[ 36]
35
November 20, 2008
Robert Jean Hudson
45
36
9
Texas
[ 37]
36
November 21, 2008
Marco Allen Chapman
37
30
7
White
Kentucky
[ 38]
37
December 5, 2008
Joseph Martin Luther Gardner
38
22
16
Black
South Carolina
[ 39]
Average:
40 years
26 years
14 years
Demographics
Executions in recent years
Number of executions
2009
52
2008
37
2007
42
Total
131
See also
References
^ "Execution List 2008" . Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved October 18, 2021 .
^ "U.S. Executions Since 1976" . The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney . Retrieved October 18, 2021 .
^ "William Earl Lynd Executed May 6, 2008 07:51 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Georgia" .
^ "Earl Wesley Berry Executed May 21, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Mississippi" .
^ "Kevin Green Executed May 27, 2008 at 10:05 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Virginia" .
^ "Curtis Osborne Executed June 4, 2008 09:05 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Georgia" .
^ "David Mark Hill Executed June 6, 2008 06:17 p.m. by Lethal Injection in South Carolina" .
^ "Karl Eugene Chamberlain Executed June 11, 2008 at 06:30 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Terry Lyn Short Executed June 17, 2008 06:08 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Oklahoma" .
^ "James Earl Reed Executed June 20, 2008 11:27 p.m. by Electric Chair in South Carolina" .
^ "Robert Stacy Yarbrough Executed June 25, 2008 at 9:28 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Virginia" .
^ "Mark Dean Schwab Executed July 1, 2008 06:15 p.m. EST by Lethal Injection in Florida" .
^ "Carlton Akee Turner Executed July 10, 2008 06:16 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Kent Jermaine Jackson Executed July 10, 2008 at 9:18 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Virginia" .
^ "Dale Leo Bishop Executed July 23, 2008 at 6:14 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Mississippi" .
^ "Derrick J. Sonnier Executed July 23, 2008 06:18 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Christopher Scott Emmett Executed July 24, 2008 9:07 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Virginia" .
^ "Larry Donnell Davis Executed July 31, 2008 06:19 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Jose Ernesto Medellin Executed August 5, 2008 09:57 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Heliberto Chi Executed August 7, 2008 06:25 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Leon David Dorsey IV Executed August 12, 2008 06:27 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Michael Anthony Rodriguez Executed August 14, 2008 06:30 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Jack Edward Alderman Executed September 16, 2008 07:25 p.m. by Lethal Injection in Georgia" .
^ "William Alfred Murray Executed September 17, 2008 06:20 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Richard Henyard Executed September 23, 2008 08:16 p.m. EST by Lethal Injection in Florida" .
^ "Jesse James Cummings Jr. Executed September 25, 2008 06:11 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Oklahoma" .
^ "Richard Wade Cooey II Executed October 14, 2008 10:28 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio" .
^ "Alvin Andrew Kelly Executed October 14, 2008 06:30 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Kevin Michael Watts Executed October 16, 2008 06:17 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Joseph Ray Ries Executed October 21, 2008 06:17 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Eric Charles Nenno Executed October 28, 2008 06:20 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Gregory Edward Wright Executed October 30, 2008 06:20 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Elkie Lee Taylor Executed November 6, 2008 06:30 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "George H. Whitaker III Executed November 12, 2008 06:15 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Denard Sha Manns Executed November 13, 2008 06:30 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Gregory L. Bryant-Bey Executed November 19, 2008 10:41 a.m. by Lethal Injection in Ohio" .
^ "Robert Jean Hudson Executed November 20, 2008 06:24 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas" .
^ "Marco Allen Chapman Executed November 21, 2008 07:34 p.m. CST by Lethal Injection in Kentucky" .
^ "Joseph M.L. Gardner Executed December 5, 2008 6:15 p.m. by Lethal Injection in South Carolina" .
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List of people executed in the United States in 2008
Succeeded by2009