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A blog produced by the Oregon Justice Resource Center discussing the death penalty (capital punishment) in Oregon and in the Ninth Circuit.

RONALD DEERE V. VINCE CULLEN (9th Circuit) 6/3/13

RONALD DEERE V. VINCE CULLEN Habeas Corpus/Death Penalty Opinion Oral Arguments SUMMARY (This summary constitutes no part of the opinion of the court. It has been prepared by court staff for … Continue reading

June 3, 2013

California update 5/30 (California’s death penalty on hold again)

From the Mercury News California’s death penalty on hold again Ensuring California’s death penalty system remains in limbo for the foreseeable future, a state appeals court on Thursday scrapped the state’s … Continue reading

May 30, 2013

Ninth Circuit Update (March Edition)

Arizona STATE v. STEVEN JOHN PARKER Case Type: Automatic appeal for a sentence of death Case Number: CR-10-0196-AP Location: Maricopa County Date Opinion Issued: 03/13/13 Issue: Was Parker denied his right to a speedy … Continue reading

April 15, 2013

KEVIN MILES V. CHARLES RYAN (ORDER AND AMENDED OPINION) 3/25

SUMMARY (prepared by the 9th Circuit) Opinion Oral Argument The panel affirmed the district court’s denial of a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging a capital sentence for felony … Continue reading

March 25, 2013

Number of People Executed in 2013

16 (as of 6/17/13)

Number of People Executed Since 1976

U.S.
1,336

Ninth Circuit States
71 (5.25%)

Number of People on Death Row in Ninth Circuit States (As of April, 2012)

Number of People on Death Row in Ninth Circuit States (As of October 1st, 2012)

Sourced total U.S. number from NAACP LDF, October 1, 2012.

994 (31.6% of U.S. death row population: 3,148)

Race of Defendant:
White: 426 (42.8%)
Black: 317 (31.9%)
Latino: 200 (20.1%)
Native American: 4 (0.4%)
Asian: 26 (2.6%)
Unknown: 21 (2.1%)

Gender:
Male: 970 (97.6%)
Female: 24 (2.4%)

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