TABLE SET II:	THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

Introduction

The tables in this set generally provide information about the submissions and recommendations made by United States Attorneys. In each instance, the total number of submissions is reported for each district, along with a racial/ethnic breakdown of those totals. In addition, for the post- protocol period only, each of the tables in this set reports for each district the total number of recommendations for and against seeking the death penalty, respectively, again with a racial/ethnic analysis of those totals. Information regarding recommendations is not separately reported in the tables addressing the pre-protocol period because at that time, United States Attorneys were only required to make submissions when they recommended seeking the death penalty.

For a variety of reasons, such as the fact that the defendant was a fugitive, the United States Attorneys occasionally submitted defendants for review but did not make a recommendation as to whether the death penalty should be sought. Again, because United States Attorneys were only required to submit defendants for review in the pre-protocol period if they affirmatively recommended seeking the death penalty, such instances of submission without a recommendation occurred only during the post-protocol period. Specifically, five defendants were submitted without recommendations: one Black defendant from the District of Columbia, one White defendant from the District of Nevada, and three Hispanic defendants from the District of Puerto Rico. As a result, in the tables that report total submissions as well as a breakdown of recommendations, the figures in the "Total" columns do not always represent the sum of the corresponding figures in the two recommendation columns.

A.	Defendants: Explanatory Notes For Table Set II.A

Table 4 lists the locations of the United States Attorneys Offices that are the subjects of the statistics in this Survey.

Tables 5A and 5B report, on a district-by-district basis and with a racial/ethnic breakdown, information about the submissions made by United States Attorneys, as well as their recommendations about whether to seek the death penalty. Specifically, Table 5A reports on the 682 defendants submitted in the post-protocol period with a mix of recommendations for and against seeking the death penalty; and Table 5B provides information about the 52 defendants submitted in the pre-protocol period, all with recommendations to seek the death penalty.

Because United States Attorneys did not submit defendants for review in the pre-protocol period unless they recommended seeking the death penalty, there is no need to break down the total submissions reported in Table 5B by recommendation. For that reason, the recommendation columns in Table 5A are omitted in Table 5B.

TABLE 4:	LOCATIONS OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS' OFFICES

DISTRICT	LOCATION
Alabama, Middle	Montgomery
Alabama, Northern	Birmingham
Alabama, Southern	Mobile
Alaska	Anchorage
Arizona	Phoenix
Arkansas, Eastern	Little Rock
Arkansas, Western	Fort Smith
California, Central	Los Angeles
California, Eastern	Sacramento
California, Northern	San Francisco
California, Southern	San Diego
Colorado	Denver
Connecticut	New Haven
Delaware	Wilmington
District of Columbia	Washington
Florida, Middle	Tampa
Florida, Northern	Tallahassee
Florida, Southern	Miami
Georgia, Middle	Macon
Georgia, Northern	Atlanta
Georgia, Southern	Savannah
Guam	Agana
Hawaii	Honolulu
Idaho	Boise
Illinois, Central	Springfield
Illinois, Northern	Chicago
Illinois, Southern	Fairview Heights
Indiana, Northern	Dyer
Indiana, Southern	Indianapolis
Iowa, Northern	Cedar Rapids
Iowa, Southern	Des Moines
Kansas	Wichita
Kentucky, Eastern	Lexington
Kentucky, Western	Louisville
Louisiana, Eastern	New Orleans
Louisiana, Middle	Baton Rouge
Louisiana, Western	Shreveport
Maine	Portland
Maryland	Baltimore
Massachusetts	Boston
Michigan, Eastern	Detroit
Michigan, Western	Grand Rapids
Minnesota	Minneapolis
Mississippi, Northern	Oxford
Mississippi, Southern	Jackson
Missouri, Eastern	St. Louis
Missouri, Western	Kansas City
Montana	Billings
Nebraska	Omaha
Nevada	Las Vegas
New Hampshire	Concord
New Jersey	Newark
New Mexico	Albuquerque
New York, Eastern	New York City (Brooklyn)
New York, Northern	Syracuse
New York, Southern	New York City (Manhattan)
New York, Western	Buffalo
North Carolina, Eastern	Raleigh
North Carolina, Middle	Greensboro
North Carolina, Western	Charlotte
North Dakota	Fargo
Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan
Ohio, Northern	Cleveland
Ohio, Southern	Columbus
Oklahoma, Eastern	Muskogee
Oklahoma, Northern	Tulsa
Oklahoma, Western	Oklahoma City
Oregon	Portland
Pennsylvania, Eastern	Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, Middle	Scranton
Pennsylvania, Western	Pittsburgh
Puerto Rico	San Juan
Rhode Island	Providence
South Carolina	Columbia
South Dakota	Sioux Falls
Tennessee, Eastern	Knoxville
Tennessee, Middle	Nashville
Tennessee, Western	Memphis
Texas, Eastern	Beaumont
Texas, Northern	Dallas
Texas, Southern	Houston
Texas, Western	San Antonio
Utah	Salt Lake City
Vermont	Burlington
Virgin Islands	St. Thomas
Virginia, Eastern	Alexandria
Virginia, Western	Roanoke
Washington, Eastern	Spokane
Washington, Western	Seattle
West Virginia, Northern	Wheeling
West Virginia, Southern	Charleston
Wisconsin, Eastern	Milwaukee
Wisconsin, Western	Madison
Wyoming	Cheyenne

TABLE 5A: U.S. ATTORNEY RECOMMENDATIONS

BY DISTRICT AND RACE/ETHNICITY OF DEFENDANT (1995-2000)

DISTRICT	Total Defendants

Submitted by U.S. Attorneys	U.S. Attorney Recommendations

to Seek the Death Penalty	U.S. Attorney Recommendations

Not to Seek the Death Penalty
Total	White	Black	Hispanic

Other	Total	White	Black	Hispanic

Other	Total	White	Black	Hispanic

Other
Alabama, Middle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alabama, Northern	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alabama, Southern	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alaska	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Arizona	12	1	3	6	2	1	0	0	0	1	11	1	3	6	1
Arkansas, Eastern	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arkansas, Western	3	3	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
California, Central	15	3	4	6	2	3	1	1	1	0	12	2	3	5	2
California, Eastern	10	7	2	0	1	4	2	1	0	1	6	5	1	0	0
California, Northern	4	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	0
California, Southern	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0
Colorado	6	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	0	0	1
Connecticut	11	0	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	2	9	0
Delaware	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
District of Columbia	21	1	20	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	19	1	18	0	0
Florida, Middle	3	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Florida, Northern	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	0	0
Florida, Southern	9	0	6	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	5	3	0
Georgia, Middle	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0
Georgia, Northern	5	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	3	0	0
Georgia, Southern	5	0	3	2	0	4	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Guam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hawaii	6	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	2	2
Idaho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Illinois, Central	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Illinois, Northern	7	0	2	5	0	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	5	0
Illinois, Southern	3	2	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana, Northern	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	1	0
Indiana, Southern	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0
Iowa, Northern	4	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	0
Iowa, Southern	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
Kansas	12	2	8	0	2	3	1	0	0	2	9	1	8	0	0
Kentucky, Eastern	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Kentucky, Western	6	3	1	0	2	5	2	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
Louisiana, Eastern	7	0	6	1	0	3	0	2	1	0	4	0	4	0	0
Louisiana, Middle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Louisiana, Western	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	41	4	36	0	1	6	0	5	0	1	35	4	31	0	0
Massachusetts	13	3	9	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	12	2	9	1	0
Michigan, Eastern	17	0	14	3	0	4	0	3	1	0	13	0	11	2	0
Michigan, Western	10	4	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	4	2	4	0
Minnesota	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	0	0
Mississippi, Northern	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mississippi, Southern	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Missouri, Eastern	5	0	4	0	1	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Missouri, Western	8	3	2	3	0	8	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nevada	9	7	0	0	2	4	4	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	2
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Jersey	4	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0
New Mexico	11	2	0	8	1	6	2	0	4	0	5	0	0	4	1
New York, Eastern	58	19	20	12	7	6	1	1	0	4	52	18	19	12	3
New York, Northern	6	0	5	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	3	1	0
New York, Southern	50	4	17	28	1	6	1	5	0	0	44	3	12	28	1
New York, Western	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	0
North Carolina, Eastern	10	2	8	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	7	0	7	0	0
North Carolina, Middle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina, Western	5	1	3	0	1	3	1	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0
North Dakota	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Mariana Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio, Northern	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0
Ohio, Southern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma, Eastern	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Oklahoma, Northern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma, Western	3	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Oregon	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Pennsylvania, Eastern	6	0	3	3	0	4	0	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	0
Pennsylvania, Middle	4	2	0	2	0	3	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
Pennsylvania, Western	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Puerto Rico	72	0	0	72	0	14	0	0	14	0	55	0	0	55	0
Rhode Island	5	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	1	0
South Carolina	7	1	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	5	0	1
South Dakota	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0
Tennessee, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee, Middle	6	3	3	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
Tennessee, Western	11	1	10	0	0	6	1	5	0	0	5	0	5	0	0
Texas, Eastern	5	0	5	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Texas, Northern	10	4	4	2	0	6	1	3	2	0	4	3	1	0	0
Texas, Southern	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0
Texas, Western	8	3	3	2	0	4	1	2	1	0	4	2	1	1	0
Utah	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Vermont	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Virgin Islands	5	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	1	0
Virginia, Eastern	66	5	59	2	0	21	0	20	1	0	45	5	39	1	0
Virginia, Western	6	2	4	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0
Washington, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Washington, Western	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia, Northern	11	5	5	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	8	2	5	1	0
West Virginia, Southern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wisconsin, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wisconsin, Western	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wyoming	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	682	134	324	195	29	183	48	81	39	15	494	85	242	153	14
TABLE 5B: U.S. ATTORNEY RECOMMENDATIONS

BY DISTRICT AND RACE/ETHNICITY OF DEFENDANT (1988-1994)

DISTRICT	U.S. Attorney Recommendations

to Seek the Death Penalty
Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Other
Alabama, Middle	0	0	0	0	0
Alabama, Northern	1	1	0	0	0
Alabama, Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Alaska	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
Arkansas, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0
Arkansas, Western	0	0	0	0	0
California, Central	0	0	0	0	0
California, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0
California, Northern	0	0	0	0	0
California, Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0
Connecticut	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware	0	0	0	0	0
District of Columbia	5	0	5	0	0
Florida, Middle	1	0	1	0	0
Florida, Northern	0	0	0	0	0
Florida, Southern	3	0	3	0	0
Georgia, Middle

4 4 4 4

4	0	4	0	0
Georgia, Northern	1	0	1	0	0
Georgia, Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Guam	0	0	0	0	0
Hawaii	0	0	0	0	0
Idaho	0	0	0	0	0
Illinois, Central	2	0	2	0	0
Illinois, Northern	2	0	1	0	1
Illinois, Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana, Northern	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana, Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Iowa, Northern	0	0	0	0	0
Iowa, Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky, Western	0	0	0	0	0
Louisiana, Eastern	2	0	2	0	0
Louisiana, Middle	0	0	0	0	0
Louisiana, Western	0	0	0	0	0
Maine	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	0	0	0	0	0
Massachusetts	0	0	0	0	0
Michigan, Eastern	6	0	6	0	0
Michigan, Western	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0
Mississippi, Northern	0	0	0	0	0
Mississippi, Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Missouri, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0
Missouri, Western	3	3	0	0	0
Montana	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0
Nevada	0	0	0	0	0
New Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0
New Jersey	1	0	1	0	0
New Mexico	0	0	0	0	0
New York, Eastern	1	1	0	0	0
New York, Northern	0	0	0	0	0
New York, Southern	0	0	0	0	0
New York, Western	1	0	1	0	0
North Carolina, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina, Middle	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina, Western	0	0	0	0	0
North Dakota	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Mariana Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio, Northern	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio, Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma, Eastern	3	2	0	1	0
Oklahoma, Northern	0	0	0	0	0
Oklahoma, Western	0	0	0	0	0
Oregon	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0
Pennsylvania, Middle	3	0	3	0	0
Pennsylvania, Western	0	0	0	0	0
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0
Rhode Island	0	0	0	0	0
South Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
South Dakota	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee, Middle	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee, Western	0	0	0	0	0
Texas, Eastern	3	0	0	3	0
Texas, Northern	0	0	0	0	0
Texas, Southern	1	0	0	1	0
Texas, Western	0	0	0	0	0
Utah	0	0	0	0	0
Vermont	0	0	0	0	0
Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia, Eastern	9	0	9	0	0
Virginia, Western	0	0	0	0	0
Washington, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0
Washington, Western	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia, Northern	0	0	0	0	0
West Virginia, Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Wisconsin, Eastern	0	0	0	0	0
Wisconsin, Western	0	0	0	0	0
Wyoming	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	52	7	39	5	1