Juveniles on Alabama's Death Row

THEIR NAMES:

Adams, Renaldo
dob: July 2,1980
On death row since:
Dec. 11, 1998

Bond, James Willis
dob: July 24, 1983
On death row since: Nov 11, 2002

Davis, Timothy Charles
dob: March 18, 1961
On death row since:
July 28, 1980

Duke, Mark Anthony
dob: May 15, 1980
On death row since:
March 25, 1998

Duncan, Trace
dob: Nov. 5, 1976
On death row since:

Hart, Gary Davis II
dob: Sept 19,1972
On death row since:
May 5, 1990

Hyde, James Matthew
dob: March 2, 1977
On death row since:
July 19, 1996

Knotts, William Thomas
dob: Nov. 20, 1971
On death row since:
Aug. 1, 1992

Loggins, Kenny
dob: Sept. 15, 1976
On death row since:
February 1996

Pressley, Marcus
dob: Nov. 24, 1979
On death row since:
Oct. 10, 1997

Slaton, Nathan D
dob: Oct. 5, 1969
On death row since:
May 22, 1990

Wimberly, Shaber
dob: Sept. 6, 1979
On death row since:
July 30, 1998

Wynn, Gregory
dob: Dec. 9, 1981
On death row since:
Sept. 17, 1999

For more details go to Resources
and read "Juvenile Death Penalty
today" by Prof. V. Streib

George Stinney

On June 16, 1944 in South Carolina, a diminutive fourteen-year old African-American, George Stinney, had the macabre distinction of being the youngest person known to be legally executed in the U.S. He was charged with the murder of two white girls in an atmosphere of lynch mob hysteria fairly typical of the harshly segregated South of that time.

There was no eyewitness testimony, or physical evidence that linked him to the crime. The only evidence was his own coerced confession given to two white police officers. The all-white, all-male jury convicted him in less than ten minutes. The youngster's arrest, trial, and summary legal execution took less than two months. The Stinney execution is an American atrocity.

His trial began one month after his arrest. George's court appointed attorney did not present any evidence on his client's behalf. He did not cross examine witness, nor did he ask to have his client evaluated. The trial lasted only a few hours and the jury (all white males) convicted him and asked for no leniency after only ten minutes of deliberation.

After the conviction, the attorney did not tell George that he could appeal. Had he done so, execution would have been automatically stayed for at least a year. The attorney did nothing, in fact he did not see his client again.

Stinney was executed just six weeks after his conviction. He was so small at 5'1" and weighing only 95 pounds, that the guards had difficulty strapping him into the electric chair. During the execution, his adult-sized mask fell off, revealing his terrified face.

Prior to the trial, George's family was told that they should leave town quickly to avoid any further retribution. This poor black family did as it was told and George was left to die an ugly death all alone.

Something to think about

Source:

http://natalliance.org/actionnews.html

http://www.policestudies.eku.edu/kpotter/Stinney.html

Dead Kid Walking