Jamal Jackson—black, age 22
Sentenced in Mobile County, Alabama
By: a judge after a 10-2 jury recommendation for death
Date of Crime: 7/4/14
Prosecution’s case/defense response: Jackson stabbed and choked to death a woman he had been dating, all in the presence of her 7-year-old daughter. He then tried to burn her residence, and led the police on a high-speed chase. No information was found regarding the defense approach to the case.
Sources: Press-Register (Mobile) 7/9/17 (2017 WLNR 21066696)
Ryan Peterson—white, age 22
Sentenced in Houston County, Alabama
By: a judge after a 10-2 jury recommendation for death
Date of Crime: 8/9/12
Prosecution’s case/defense response: Peterson was asked to leave a strip club after making inappropriate advances toward a dancer. He retrieved a gun from his car and returned to the club where he shot and killed three victims and wounded another. The defense presented evidence that Peterson was drunk and had mental health problems.
Sources: Montgomery Advertiser 8/11/12 (2012 WLNR 26197246), Dothan Eagle 9/3/13, (2013 WLNR 21912932), Valley Times-News (Lanett AL) 3/22/17 (2017 WLNR 8942657)