Death Penalty Information

OPD Death Penalty Report

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2007 Third Quarter Report

2007 Second Quarter Report

Resident Information

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Death Row Inmates

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Number of Death Row Current Residents Per County

Executed Under 1981 Law

Capital Indictment and Disposition Statistics

2005 Capital Indictments and Dispositions

2004 Capital Indictments and Dispositions

2003 Capital Indictments and Dispositions

2002 Capital Indictments and Dispositions

2001 Capital Indictments and Dispositions

2000 Capital Indictments and Dispositions

Death Penalty Updates

• Clemency Application for Vernon Smith/Mahdi

  •  Exhibits

• DRC announces new execution protocol

• The Ohio Public Defender’s Wrongful Conviction Project

• Kevin Keith eyewitness report

• State v. McCloud: Challenge to Ohio's Lethal Injection Protocol

• Judge Rules Ohio Must Eliminate Two Drugs Used in Lethal Injections

• Murphy v. Bradshaw: Writ of Habeas Corpus Granted

• Reynolds v. Strickland Complaint Challenging Ohio Lethal Injection Protocol

• Sowell v. Anderson: Mitigation Phase Relief Granted

• U.S. Supreme Court upholds Kentucky Lethal Injection Protocol

• Clifton White: Ineligible for Death Due to Mental Retardation

• Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Enforces Earlier State Determination of Mental Retardation

• Ritchie found mentally retarded, ineligible for death

• State v. Rivera: Records Released on Ohio's Lethal Injection Protocol

"Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety.  Even the wise
cannot see all ends."

J.R.R. Tolkien

Execution Schedule

Name:  Romell Broom
Race:  B
County:  Cuyahoga
Clemency: Clemency denied
Scheduled Execution: Temporary Reprieve Granted

Name:  Vernon Lamont Smith n.k.a. Abdullah Sharif Kaazim Mahdienneth 
Race:  B
County:  Lucas
Clemency: Clemency denied
Scheduled Execution:  January 7, 2010

Name:  Mark A. Brown
Race:  B
County:  Mahoning
Clemency: January 5, 2010
Scheduled Execution:  February 4, 2010

Name:  Lawrence Reynolds
Race:  W
County:  Summit
Clemency: Clemency denied
Scheduled Execution: March 9, 2010
Click here for a copy of 6th Cir. Stay Order dated October 5, 2009

Name:  Darryl Durr
Race:  B
County:  Cuyahoga
Clemency: Clemency denied
Scheduled Execution:  April 20, 2010
Click here for a copy of the Clemency Report

Name:  Michael Beuke
Race:  W
County:  Hamilton
Clemency: TBD
Scheduled Execution:  May 13, 2010

Name:  Richard Nields
Race:  W
County:  Hamilton
Clemency: TBD
Scheduled Execution:  June 10, 2010