Former Death Row Inmates

  • Brandon Hutchison – Resentenced to LWOP 5/26/2011
  • Andrew Lyons – Resentenced to LWOP 1/26/2010 [story]
  • Richard D. Clay – Death sentence commuted to life without parole.
  • Travis E. Glass – Death sentence commuted to life without parole.
  • Michael Taylor – Death sentence reversed and remanded on 8/26/08.
  • Brian Kinder – Died of natural causes on August 8, 2007, at the Potosi Correctional Center.
  • Steven Parkus – The Missouri Supreme Court overturned Parkus’ death sentence in April, 2007, and Parkus has been resentenced to Life Without Parole.
  • Gary Black – Reversed and remanded back to Jasper County for a new trial. (July 2007)
  • Donald Hall – In May, 2007, Hall was resentenced to Life Without Parole for First Degree Murder in Greene County.
  • Danny R. Wolfe – In August 2006, Wolfe was resentenced to Life without Parole.
  • Charles Armentrout – In August, 2006, St. Louis City Court set aside the death sentence against Armentrout and resentenced him to Life without Parole.
  • Leamon White – In 2004 a federal judge ruled that White’s legal counsel had been ineffective and overturned the conviction. In January, this year, the U. S. Supreme Corut upheld the judge’s ruling.
  • Shafer, Robert – Sentence reversed and re-sentenced to Life Without Parole on March 17, 2004.
  • Whitfield, Joseph E. – Reversed and Remanded – Resentenced 6-17-03 – Life without Parole – SCCC #990080
  • Barriner, Cecil – Reversed and Remanded 6/17/03 – Life without Parole – PCC #517967
  • Buchanan, Deandra – Reversed and Remanded 9/30/03 – Life without Parole – PCC #1036512
  • Mayes, Bobby Joe – Bobby Jo Mayes was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action. The Missouri Supreme Court held the trial court is prohibited from taking any further action than to sentence Mayes to life in prison.
  • Darrell J. Mease – Death sentence commuted in 1999 at request of Pope John Paul II.
  • Danny R. Wolfe – the Missouri Supreme Court reversed both the guilt and penalty phases in this case.
  • Richardson, Antonio – Sentence commuted to life without parole by Missouri Supreme Court on 10/28/03
  • Smith, Keith A. – Sentence commuted to life without parole by Missouri Supreme Court on 10/28/03
  • Morrow, Andre D. – Sentence commuted to life without parole by Missouri Supreme Court on 10/28/03
  • Amrine, Joseph – Death sentence overturned and released.
  • Brooks, Thomas – Died May 16, 200_ at the Moberly Prison, from undisclosed long-term illness.
  • Carter, Lemoine – Sentenced to life without parole.
  • Pollard, Roosevelt – Declared mentally incompetent, execution stayed. Remains on capital punishment list.
  • Simmons, Willie – Reversed, remanded and resentenced, July 25, 2003
  • Simmons, Christopher – Resentenced to life without parole, August 26, 2003
  • Ervin, James R. – Resentenced to life without parole, November 5, 2003
  • Driscoll, Robert– Robert Driscoll was released from prison on 3-31-04
  • Rayfield Newlon – Under a death sentence for a murder in the late 1970’s and once was a leading candidate to be the first inmate executed after reinstatement of the death penalty in Missouri. Offender Rayfield Newlon was resentenced from the death penalty on Nov. 21, 1990 to life without parole. He is now at Jefferson City Correctional Center.