| Death
Penalty: |
YES |
| Prohibit
Execution of the Mentally Retarded: |
NO |
| 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: |
85% 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: |
3.1 per 100,000 (ranked 38th out of 51) |
| Governor: |
Michael O. Leavitt (R). Elected 2000, term expires 2005, (),
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| 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 |
| 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)
aclu@xmission.com
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 |
