Based on the review of the Receiving Blotter for Sing Sing Prison:
Sentencing Practice:| (a) A total of 185 judges passed death sentences | ||
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(b) Of these 185, 15 judges passed 10 or more death sentences |
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(c) The judges who sentenced the most defendants to death were as follows: |
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1. Tompkins |
32 |
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2. Nott, Jr. |
28 |
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3. Goff |
16 |
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4. Wallace |
16 |
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(d) Most judges who passed death sentences passed only 1 or 2 such sentences |
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Result of Sentence:
Of the judges who passed the most death sentences, the following results were the outcome of these sentences:
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NAME |
COMMUTED |
REVERSE JUDGEMENT |
OTHER NOT EXECUTED |
TOTAL NOT EXECUTED |
TOTAL EXECUTED |
TOTAL CASES |
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3 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
24 |
32 |
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Nott |
9 |
4 |
2 |
15 |
13 |
28 |
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Goff |
2 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
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Wallace |
5 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
NOTE: Some of these judges may have had additional cases after 1946; moreover, other judges may have passed more sentences between 1946-63 to become leaders in death sentencing.