Texas Execution Information Center
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This page is updated monthly.
Updated on 1 September 2010.

Even though there are around 350 prisoners on Texas' death row, most of them are ineligible for execution at any given moment because of the status of their appeals. This "watch list" shows the prisoners on Texas' death row whose cases we feel are close to final review, or are likely to become close to final some time in 2010. This list is not official and is not supported or endorsed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Office of the Attorney General, or any other state entity.

Watch List on 1 January 2010
TDCJ
Number
NameOn Death
Row Since
Update
612David Lee Powell10/9/1978

Executed on 6/15/2010.

615Jack Harry Smith10/10/1978
650Cesar Fierro2/26/1980
764Lester Leroy Bower5/10/1984
778Pedro Solis Sosa11/28/1984
866David Lee Lewis4/15/1987
869Kenneth Dewayne Thomas5/14/1987

TCCA sent his appeal back to the trial court.

909Emanuel Kemp Jr.5/28/1987
911Gary James Johnson8/19/1988

Executed on 1/12/2010.

913Marlin Enos Nelson8/25/1998

On 6/16/2010, the TCCA sent his appeal back to the trial court for consideration.

925Steven Anthony Butler12/1/1988
939Preston Hughes III5/17/1989
948Guy Stephen Alexander9/27/1989
974Roy Gene Smith6/7/1990

On 4/28/2010, the TCCA ordered a new punishment hearing. Removed from watch list.

982Charles Dean Hood9/11/1990

On 2/24/2010, the TCCA vacated his death sentence. The state may seek the death penalty again in a new punishment hearing.

993Carl Wayne Buntion3/6/1991
999004Eric Lynn Moore6/28/1991
999006Steven Kenneth Staley8/2/1991
999025Bobby Lee Hines4/16/1992
999027John Avalos Alba5/8/1992

Executed on 5/25/2010.

999032Robert James Campbell7/10/1992
999036Brian Edward Davis7/17/1992
999043Jose Garcia Briseno9/11/1992

On 6/9/2010, the TCCA vacated his death sentence. The state may seek the death sentence again. Removed from watch list.

999046George Edward McFarland9/29/1992
999051David Leonard Wood1/14/1993
999056Rodney Charles Rachal3/10/1993
999075Tony Egbuna Ford10/14/1993
999077John Reyes Matamoros10/29/1993
999093Peter Anthony Cantu3/18/1994

Executed on 8/17/2010.

999097Rickey Lynn Lewis5/6/1994
999098Marvin Lee Wilson5/9/1994
999105James Lee Henderson6/8/1994
999108Gerald Eldridge6/24/1994
999109Charles Douglas Raby6/30/1994

On 3/15/2010, the US5CCA denied his challenge of Texas' lethal injection protocol.

999110Arthur Brown Jr.6/30/1994
999120Joseph Roland Lave10/10/1994
999130Edgar Arias Tamayo11/18/1994
999143Henry Watkins Skinner3/31/1995

On 5/24/2010, the USSC agreed to take his case.

999145Roland Ruiz Jr.5/4/1995
999147George Alarick Jones5/18/1995

Executed on 6/2/2010.

999148Cathy Lynn Henderson6/1/1995
999149Arnold Prieto6/2/1995
999151Carl Henry Blue6/14/1995
999162Humberto Leal Jr.9/1/1995
999164Scott Louis Panetti9/25/1995
999174Michael Dean Gonzales12/11/1995
999181Larry Hatten2/9/1996
999192Pablo Melendez Jr.5/21/1996
999202Joseph Andrew Prystash8/2/1996
999204Anthony Shawn Medina9/13/1996
999205Garcia Glen White9/13/1996
999219Jose Noey Martinez1/29/1997
999228Eric Dewayne Cathey4/29/1997
999231Duane Edward Buck6/25/1997
999235Carlos Trevino8/6/1997
999237Robert Charles Ladd8/29/1997
999240Carlos Manuel Ayestas9/17/1997
999243Kenneth Mosley10/20/1997

Executed on 1/7/2010.

999245Rogelio Reyes Cannady12/5/1997

Executed on 5/19/2010.

999256Jeffery Lee Wood3/3/1998
999259Larry Edgar Estrada4/1/1998
999263Derrick Leon Jackson4/22/1998

Executed on 7/20/2010.

999267Allen Bridgers5/14/1998
999269Larry Wayne Wooten5/21/1998

Scheduled for 10/21/2010.

999275Ruben Ramirez Cardenas7/29/1998
999278John Wade Adams8/12/1998
999279Julius Jerome Murphy8/18/1998
999280Elroy Chester8/26/1998
999281Coy Wayne Wesbrook9/2/1998
999282Anthony Bartee9/3/1998
999286Franklin DeWayne Alix11/12/1988

Executed on 3/30/2010.

999290Ignacio Gomez12/10/1998
999291Felix Rocha12/16/1998
999292Yokamon Laneal Hearn12/31/1998

On 4/28/2010, the TCCA dismissed his appeal claiming mental retardation.

999297Pablo Lucio Vasquez3/30/1999
999299Charles Don Flores4/2/1999
999300David Lynn Carpenter4/8/1999
999315John Lezell Balentine6/11/1999

On 6/18/2010, the US5CCA remanded his case to the USDC.

999325Britt Allen Ripkowski9/15/1999
999327Lawrence Russell Brewer9/23/1999
999330Anthony Cardell Haynes11/3/1999
999334Michael J. Yowell11/23/1999
999337Milton Wuzael Mathis12/8/1999

US5CCA dismissed his appeal on 8/20/2010.

999342Ramiro Hernandez2/11/2000

On 3/31/2010, the TCCA dismissed his appeal.

999344Lee Andrew Taylor2/18/2000
999345Arturo Eleazar Diaz2/22/2000
999346Michael Wayne Hall3/2/2000
999348Roderick Dashad Newton3/15/2000
999349Billy John Galloway3/27/2000

Executed on 5/13/2010.

999350Jefferey Demond Williams3/29/2000

US5CCA denied his appeal on 3/23/2010.

999351Troy James Clark3/31/2000
999361Larry Ray Swearingen7/12/2000

TCCA denied request for DNA testing on 2/10/2010.

999366Anibal Canales Jr.11/2/2000
999367Tommy Lynn Sells11/8/2000
999368Kevin Scott Varga11/21/2000

Executed on 5/12/2010.

999369Bernardo Aban Tercero12/13/2000
999371William Earl Rayford1/4/2001
999379Quintin Phillippe Jones3/16/2001
999380Samuel Bustamante3/16/2001

Executed on 4/27/2010.

999381Daniel Clate Acker4/2/2001
999391Rigoberto Avila Jr.7/19/2001
999394George Rivas8/29/2001
999396Obie D. Weathers9/13/2001
999397Michael Adam Sigala10/29/2001

Executed on 3/2/2010.

999398William Speer10/30/2001
999402Robert Gene Will II1/28/2002
999403Donald Keith Newbury1/28/2002
999408Joshua Maxwell3/26/2002

Executed on 3/11/2010.

999409Mark Anthony Stroman4/5/2002
999411Robert Lynn Pruett4/30/2002
999417Jose Luis Villegas5/21/2002
999421Jonathan Marcus Green7/17/2002

On 6/30/2010, the TCCA issued a stay of execution.

999422William Josef Berkley7/18/2002

Executed on 4/22/2010.

999424Ronnie Paul Threadgill7/22/2002
999425Jesse Joe Hernandez8/8/2002
999435Keith Steven Thurmond11/14/2002
999441Joseph Christopher Garcia2/14/2003
999444Michael James Perry3/3/2003

Executed on 7/1/2010.

999447Clinton Lee Young III4/15/2003
999449Cary D. Kerr4/17/2003

On 6/30/2010, the US5CCA denied his appeal.

999457Martin Robles9/23/2003
999475Mario Rashad Swain4/8/2004
999479Carroll Joe Parr5/28/2004
999523Richard Lee Tabler4/5/2007

Received a stay of execution from a USDC.


1 April 2010 Additions
TDCJ
Number
NameOn Death
Row Since
Update
999329Suzanne Margaret Basso4/5/2007

US5CCA denied her appeal on 1/5/2010.


1 June 2010 Additions
TDCJ
Number
NameOn Death
Row Since
Update
966Gayland Charles Bradford2/22/1990

Scheduled for 10/14/2010.


Abbreviations:
TCCA - Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
US5CCA - U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
USDC - U.S. district court
USSC - U.S. Supreme Court

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