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South Dakota banned the death penalty in 1915, but it was reinstated in 1939. The method of execution was then changed to electrocution. [1] Capital punishment was reinstated in South Dakota in 1979 following the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Gregg v. Georgia. The method of execution was changed from electrocution to lethal injection in 1984. [1]
This list contains names of people who were found guilty of capital crimes and placed on death row but later found to be wrongly convicted.Many of these exonerees' sentences were overturned by acquittal or pardon, but some of those listed were exonerated posthumously. [1]
Clyde Thompson (1910–July 1, 1979 [1]) was an American prisoner turned chaplain.He is most noted for being cited and labeled as The Meanest Man in Texas. The film titled The Meanest Man in Texas has been filmed and is currently in the post production process and is based on the true story and book of the same title (ISBN 978-0-9714958-6-9), written by Don Umphrey.
Oscar Franklin Smith (born March 25, 1950 [1]) is an American man convicted of capital murder in Tennessee and sentenced to death. [1] Smith has maintained innocence and was scheduled to be executed on April 21, 2022, however, his execution was temporarily reprieved by Governor Bill Lee due to an oversight in the preparation for lethal injection.
William Parr [h] 20 38 34 James Edward Rodden Jr. White February 24, 1999 Clay: Terry Trunnel and Joseph Arnold 23 39 35 Roy Michael Roberts: White March 10, 1999 Marion: Correctional officer Tom Jackson 31 45 36 Roy Ramsey Jr. Black April 14, 1999 Jackson: Garnett Ledford and Betty Ledford 35 46 37 Ralph E. Davis Black April 28, 1999 Boone ...
Perry continued to maintain his innocence on death row. Shortly before his execution, the case became the subject of Werner Herzog's documentary, Into the Abyss. Herzog said he reviewed the case beforehand, and that the proof of guilt in the case was overwhelming. [3] Perry was executed by lethal injection at the Huntsville Unit on July 1, 2010 ...
Bill Spain, Kenneth Krause, and Louis Cakley 17 Larry Gilbert: Black 43 M December 4, 1998 Lexington: Ralph Stoudemire 18 J.D. Gleaton: Black 53 M 19 Louis Joe Truesdale Jr. Black 40 M December 11, 1998 Lancaster: Rebecca Ann Eudy 20 Andrew Lavern Smith [e] Black 38 M December 18, 1998 Anderson: Christy Johnson and Corrie Johnson 21 Ronnie ...
William C. Turner August 31, 1948 109. James M. Scribner August 31, 1948 110. Tommy H. Taylor August 31, 1948 114. Barney Thompson February 17, 1949 111. Edward Watson June 10, 1949 112. Paul Lacey November 25, 1949 113. Clyde Steel January 24, 1950 114. Samuel L. Voss April 15, 1955 115. Harry Kirkendall August 1, 1955 116. Charlie Sullins ...