| |
 |
| Death
Penalty: |
YES |
| Prohibit
Execution of the Mentally Retarded: |
NO. However, this state must draft legislation with clear and unambiguous language prohibiting executions of persons with an IQ of less than 70 in order to reflect the recent United States Supreme Court decision Atkins v. Virginia, which held that such executions are unconstitutional. |
| Life
Without Parole: |
YES |
| Minimum
Age to Eligible for the Death Penalty: |
16 |
| Number
on Death Row: |
11 |
| Executions
Since 1976: |
6 |
| Race
of Defendants: |
6 white (55%), 2 black (18%), 2 Latino/a (18%), 1 Native American (9%) |
| Race
of Victims: |
unknown |
| Racial
Make-up of State Population: |
89% white, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% black, 1% American Indian |
| Innocents
Exonerated: |
NO |
| Columbia
University Study Rate of Error in Capital Cases: |
67% |
| Murder
Rate: |
2.1 per 100,000 (ranked 45th out of 51) |
| Governor: |
Michael O. Leavitt, (Republican),
|
| Presidential
Vote: |
67% Bush, 26% Gore, 5% Nader |
| Public
Opinion on the Death Penalty: |
unknown |
| Organizations
Endorsing a Moratorium: |
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Peace and Justice Commission (Salt Lake City)
|
| Organizations
Working FOR a Moratorium: |
ACLU of Utah
355 North 300 West, Suite 1
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Carol L. Gnade-contact
801-521-9862--(day)
801-532-2850--(fax)
[email protected]
www.acluutah.org
Amnesty International State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator
Michael Newman-contact
801-272-0764-(phone)
Interfaith Peacemaking Center of Utah
2631 E. Murray Holladay Rd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
Una Stevenson-contact
Rocky Mountain Defense Fund*
175 E. 400 South Street, #400
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Ronald J. Yengich-contact
801-355-0320-(day)
801-364-6026-(fax)
Salt Lake City Defender Association
424 East 500 South, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Joan Watt-contact
801-532-5444-(day)
801-532-0330-(fax)
|
| Clemency: |
A Panel that includes the Governor has the power to grant clemency |
| Who
Decides Sentence: |
Jury |
| Method
of Execution: |
Utah authorizes lethal injection and firing squad |
