Gary Carl Simmons

Death Penalty Information Center Info

Date of Execution: 06/20/2012

  • Age: 49

  • Race: White

  • State: Mississippi

  • Region: South

  • Method: Lethal Injection

  • Sex: Male

  • DPIC ID: 1299

  • County: Jackson County

via Death Penalty Information Center

Brief Case History

Gary Simmons was sentenced to death on August 29th, 1997 as the result of his trial for capital murder, kidnapping, and rape. Simmons’ trial lasted only four days.

After sentencing, Simmons and his legal team filed two petitions for post-conviction relief. Both of these petitions were denied. They eventually filed a Habeas Corpus - Death Penalty appeal directly against Christopher Epps, the MDOC Commissioner. That, too, was denied.

via GARY CARL SIMMONS, JR. v. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (NO. 97-DP-01550-SCT), GARY CARL SIMMONS, JR.v.STATE OF MISSISSIPPI (NO. 2002-DR-00196-SCT), and Gary Carl Simmons Jr., Appellant V. Christopher B. Epps, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Appellee

Newspaper article about one of Simmons’ multiple appeals. Image via Newspapers.com, though the article originally appeared in the June 12th, 2012 edition of The Greenwood Commonwealth on page A010. Written by Jeff Amy for AP