# Furman v. Georgia/Concurrence Marshall Appendices

Following refs are in footnotes, though not inline:
| Introduction | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | Appendices |
* Court Documents
* Case Syllabus
* Per Curiam Opinion of the Court
* Concurring Opinions Douglas Brennan Stewart White Marshall
* Dissenting Opinions Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist
* Linked case(s):
* 428 U.S. 153

#### APPENDIX I

ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE UNITED STATES: 1846-1968
(States are listed according to year most recent action was taken)
Year of Year of partial complete Year of Year of State abolition abolition restoration reabolition
| Iowa ............. 1872 1878 1965 | Oregon ......... 1914 1920 1964 | Michigan ......... 1847 1963 |
| Delaware ......... 1958 1961 | Alaska ........... 1957 | Hawaii ........... 1957 |
| South Dakota ..... 1915 1939 | Kansas ........... 1907 1935 | Missouri ......... 1917 1919 |
| Tennessee ........ 1915 {ref|4a}} 1919 | Washington ....... 1913 1919 | Arizona .......... 1916 1918 |
| North Dakota ..... 1915 | Minnesota ........ 1911 | Colorado ......... 1897 1901 |
| Maine ............ 1876 1883 1887 | Wisconsin ........ 1853 | Rhode Island ..... 1852 |
[408 U.S. 238, 373]

#### APPENDIX II

CRUDE HOMICIDE DEATH RATES, PER 100,000 POPULATION, AND NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS IN CERTAIN AMERICAN STATES: 1920-1955
Year Maine N. H. Vt. Rates Exec. Rates Exec.
| 1920 ________ 1.4 1.8 2.3 | 1921 ________ 2.2 2.2 1.7 | 1922 ________ 1.7 1.6 1.1 |
| 1923 ________ 1.7 2.7 1.4 | 1924 ________ 1.5 1.5 .6 | 1925 ________ 2.2 1.3 .6 |
| 1926 ________ 1.1 .9 2.2 | 1927 ________ 1.9 .7 .8 | 1928 ________ 1.6 1.3 1.4 |
| 1929 ________ 1.0 1.5 1.4 | 1930 ________ 1.8 .9 1.4 | 1931 ________ 1.4 2.1 1.1 1 |
| 1932 ________ 2.0 .2 1.1 | 1933 ________ 3.3 2.7 1.6 | 1934 ________ 1.1 1.4 1.9 |
| 1935 ________ 1.4 1.0 .3 | 1936 ________ 2.2 1.0 2.1 | 1937 ________ 1.4 1.8 1.8 |
| 1938 ________ 1.5 1.8 1.3 | 1939 ________ 1.2 2.3 1 .8 | 1940 ________ 1.5 1.4 .8 |
| 1941 ________ 1.1 .4 2.2 | 1942 ________ 1.7 .2 .9 | 1943 ________ 1.7 .9 .6 |
| 1944 ________ 1.5 1.1 .3 | 1945 ________ .9 .7 2.9 | 1946 ________ 1.4 .8 1.7 |
| 1947 ________ 1.2 .6 1.1 1 | 1948 ________ 1.7 1.0 .8 | 1949 ________ 1.7 1.5 .5 |
| 1950 ________ 1.5 1.3 .5 | 1951 ________ 2.3 .6 .5 | 1952 ________ 1.0 1.5 .5 |
| 1953 ________ 1.4 .9 .3 | 1954 ________ 1.7 .5 1.6 2 | 1955 ________ 1.2 1.1 .5 |
Year Mass. R. I. Conn. Rates Exec. Rates Exec.
| 1920 ________ 2.1 1 1.8 3.9 1 | 1921 ________ 2.8 3.1 2.9 2 | 1922 ________ 2.6 2.2 2.9 1 |
| 1923 ________ 2.8 1 3.5 3.1 | 1924 ________ 2.7 1 2.0 3.5 | 1925 ________ 2.7 1.8 3.7 |
| 1926 ________ 2.0 1 3.2 2.9 1 | 1927 ________ 2.1 6 2.7 2.3 2 | 1928 ________ 1.9 3 2.7 2.7 |
| 1929 ________ 1.7 6 2.3 2.6 1 | 1930 ________ 1.8 2.0 3.2 2 | 1931 ________ 2.0 2 2.2 2.7 |
| 1932 ________ 2.1 1 1.6 2.9 | 1933 ________ 2.5 1.9 1.8 | 1934 ________ 2.2 4 1.8 2.4 |
| 1935 ________ 1.8 4 1.6 1.9 | 1936 ________ 1.6 2 1.2 2.7 1 | 1937 ________ 1.9 2.3 2.0 1 |
| 1938 ________ 1.3 3 1.2 2.1 1 | 1939 ________ 1.4 2 1.6 1.3 | 1940 ________ 1.5 1.4 1.8 2 |
| 1941 ________ 1.3 1 .8 2.2 | 1942 ________ 1.3 2 1.2 2.5 | 1943 ________ .9 3 1.5 1.6 2 |
| 1944 ________ 1.4 .6 1.9 1 | 1945 ________ 1.5 1.1 1.5 1 | 1946 ________ 1.4 1 1.5 1.6 3 |
| 1947 ________ 1.6 2 1.5 1.9 | 1948 ________ 1.4 2.7 1.7 1 | 1949 ________ 1.1 .5 1.8 |
| 1950 ________ 1.3 1.5 1.4 | 1951 ________ 1.0 .9 2.0 | 1952 ________ 1.0 1.5 1.7 |
| 1953 ________ 1.0 .6 1.5 | 1954 ________ 1.0 1.3 1.3 | 1955 ________ 1.2 1.7 1.3 3 |
[408 U.S. 238, 374]

#### APPENDIX III

CRUDE HOMICIDE DEATH RATES, PER 100,000 POPULATION, AND NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS IN CERTAIN AMERICAN STATES: 1920-1955
Year Mich. Ohio Ind. Minn. Rate Ex. Rate Ex.
| 1920 ___ 5.5 6.9 3 4.7 2 3.1 | 1921 ___ 4.7 7.9 10 6.4 4.4 | 1922 ___ 4.3 7.3 12 5.7 2 3.6 |
| 1923 ___ 6.1 7.8 10 6.1 2.9 | 1924 ___ 7.1 6.9 10 7.3 3.2 | 1925 ___ 7.4 8.1 13 6.6 1 3.8 |
| 1926 ___ 10.4 8.6 7 5.8 3 2.2 | 1927 ___ 8.2 8.6 8 6.3 1 2.6 | 1928 ___ 7.0 8.2 7 7.0 1 2.8 |
| 1929 ___ 8.2 8.3 5 7.0 1 2.2 | 1930 ___ 6.7 9.3 8 6.4 1 3.8 | 1931 ___ 6.2 9.0 10 6.5 1 2.9 |
| 1932 ___ 5.7 8.1 7 6.7 2 2.9 | 1933 ___ 5.1 8.2 11 5.6 3 3.5 | 1934 ___ 4.2 7.7 7 7.1 4 3.4 |
| 1935 ___ 4.2 7.1 10 4.4 2 2.6 | 1936 ___ 4.0 6.6 6 5.2 2 2.3 | 1937 ___ 4.6 5.7 1 4.7 5 1.6 |
| 1938 ___ 3.4 5.1 12 4.4 8 1.6 | 1939 ___ 3.1 4.8 10 3.8 3 1.6 | 1940 ___ 3.0 4.6 2 3.3 1.2 |
| 1941 ___ 3.2 4.2 4 3.1 1 1.7 | 1942 ___ 3.2 4.6 2 3.2 1 1.7 | 1943 ___ 3.3 4.4 5 2.8 1.2 |
| 1944 ___ 3.3 3.9 2 2.8 1.4 | 1945 ___ 3.7 4.9 7 4.0 1 1.9 | 1946 ___ 3.2 5.2 2 3.9 1 1.6 |
| 1947 ___ 3.8 4.9 5 3.8 1.2 | 1948 ___ 3.4 4.5 7 4.2 1.9 | 1949 ___ 3.5 4.4 15 3.2 3 1.1 |
| 1950 ___ 3.9 4.1 4 3.6 1 1.2 | 1951 ___ 3.7 3.8 4 3.9 1 1.3 | 1952 ___ 3.3 4.0 4 3.8 1.3 |
| 1953 ___ 4.6 3.6 4 4.0 1.5 | 1954 ___ 3.3 3.4 4 3.2 1.0 | 1955 ___ 3.3 3.1 3.1 1.1 |
Year Iowa Wis. N.D. S.D. Neb. Rate Ex. Rate Ex. Rate Ex.
| 1920 ___ 1.7 4.2 | 1921 ___ 2.2 4.9 | 1922 ___ 3 1.8 4.5 |
| 1923 ___ 2.1 2 2.2 4.1 | 1924 ___ 2.7 1 1.8 2.1 4.4 | 1925 ___ 2.7 2 2.3 2.0 4.0 |
| 1926 ___ 2.3 2.6 1.8 2.7 | 1927 ___ 2.4 2.6 1.6 3.5 | 1928 ___ 2.3 2.1 1.0 3.7 |
| 1929 ___ 2.6 2.3 1.2 3.0 | 1930 ___ 3.2 3.1 3.5 1.9 3.5 | 1931 ___ 2.5 1 3.6 2.0 2.3 3.6 |
| 1932 ___ 2.9 2.8 1.2 1.6 3.7 | 1933 ___ 2.9 1.9 1.2 1.7 3.2 | 1934 ___ 2.3 2.4 1.6 3.0 4.4 |
| 1935 ___ 2.0 3 1.4 2.3 2.0 3.4 | 1936 ___ 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.2 2.5 | 1937 ___ 2.2 2.2 1.6 .1 2.0 |
| 1938 ___ 1.4 4 2.0 2.4 .9 1.6 | 1939 ___ 1.8 1.4 1.2 2.8 2.1 | 1940 ___ 1.3 1 1.3 1.4 2.2 1.0 |
| 1941 ___ 1.3 1 1.4 2.3 1.0 2.1 | 1942 ___ 1.2 1.6 1.4 .9 1.8 | 1943 ___ 1.0 1.1 .6 1.4 2.4 |
| 1944 ___ 1.7 1 .9 .9 1.6 1.3 | 1945 ___ 1.6 1 1.6 1.0 2.0 1.2 1 | 1946 ___ 1.8 2 .9 1.5 1.1 2.1 |
| 1947 ___ 1.9 1.4 .4 1.0 1 2.2 | 1948 ___ 1.4 .9 .9 2.0 2.5 1 | 1949 ___ .9 1 1.3 .7 2.3 1.8 |
| 1950 ___ 1.3 1.1 .5 1.1 2.9 | 1951 ___ 1.5 1.1 .5 .9 1.0 | 1952 ___ 1.5 1 1.6 .8 2.3 1.6 1 |
| 1953 ___ 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 2.0 | 1954 ___ 1.0 1.1 .5 1.5 2.3 | 1955 ___ 1.2 1.1 .8 1.8 1.3 |

#### Footnotes

* ↑ [408 U.S. 238, 372] Death penalty retained for persons found guilty of killing a peace officer who is acting in line of duty, and for prisoners under a life sentence who murder a guard or inmate while in confinement or while escaping from confinement.
* ↑ [408 U.S. 238, 372] Death penalty retained for persons convicted of first-degree murder who commit a second "unrelated" murder, and for the first-degree murder of any law enforcement officer or prison employee who is in the performance of the duties of his office.
* 1 2 [408 U.S. 238, 372] Death penalty retained for treason. Partial abolition was voted in 1846, but was not put into effect until 1847.
* ↑ [408 U.S. 238, 372] Death penalty retained for rape.
* ↑ [408 U.S. 238, 372] Death penalty retained for treason.
* ↑ [408 U.S. 238, 372] Death penalty retained for treason, and for first-degree murder committed by a prisoner who is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder.
* ↑ [408 U.S. 238, 372] Death penalty retained for persons convicted of committing murder while serving a life sentence for any offense.
Based on National Prisoner Statistics No. 45, Capital Punishment 1930-1968, p. 30 (Aug. 1969).
* 1 2 [408 U.S. 238, 373] Maine has totally abolished the death penalty, and Rhode Island has severely limited its imposition. Based on ALI, supra, n. 98, at 25.
* 1 2 3 4 [408 U.S. 238, 374] Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have completely abolished capital punishment. North Dakota has severely restricted its use.
* ↑ [408 U.S. 238, 374] Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota were not admitted to the national death registration area until 1923, 1924, and 1930 respectively.
* ↑ [408 U.S. 238, 374] South Dakota introduced the death penalty in 1939.
Based on ALI, supra, n. 98, at 28. See also id., at 32-34