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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of California since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. Since the 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Gregg v. Georgia , the following 13 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of California. [ 1 ]
California voters rejected two initiatives to repeal the death penalty by popular vote in 2012 and 2016, and they narrowly adopted in 2016 another proposal to expedite its appeal process. [10] On August 26, 2021, the California Supreme Court upheld the state's death penalty rules though as of 2024 executions have yet to resume. [11]
Last execution date Name Crime Method C United States Federal Government: 16 January 2021 [68] Dustin John Higgs: aggravated murder: lethal injection: C United States military: 13 April 1961: John A. Bennett: child rape and attempted murder: hanging: D Alabama: 21 November 2024 [69] Carey Dale Grayson: capital murder: Nitrogen hypoxia: A Alaska ...
Jurijus Kadamovas (California): Sentenced in 2007 for his involvement in the killings and kidnappings-for-ransom of five immigrants from Russia and Georgia. He is a co-defendant of Iouri Mikhel ...
Three men still remain on federal death row after President Joe Biden issued sweeping commutations Monday to the sentences of 37 other prisoners who were awaiting execution.. Biden's decision is ...
Law enforcement are still working to find a murder convict over a week after his escape in Southern California.. Cesar M. Hernandez, 34, jumped out of a prison van and evaded staff upon arrival at ...
Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref. At execution At offense Age difference; 1 January 7, 2026 Quisi Bryan: 55 29 26 Male Black Ohio: To be determined: Profile: 2 February 11, 2026 Antonio Sanchez Franklin: 47 18 29 Profile: 3 March 12, 2026 James Earl Trimble: 65 44 21 White Profile: 4 June 17, 2026
A U.S. Army soldier has been charged with murder in connection to the killing of another soldier last month at Fort Irwin National Training Center in Southern California. The soldier, Spc. George ...