to make the mistakes he did that led to the electric chair. Evans's accomplice, Wayne Ritter, was electrocuted on August 28, 1987. See also List of people executed in Alabama References Harold Jackson (March 30, 2000). "Time for N. J. to rethink death penalty". Philadelphia Inquirer. External links United States Supreme Court. Evans v. Bennett, 440 U.S. 1301 (1979) United States Supreme Court. Evans v. Alabama, 461 U.S. 1301 (1983) (1984) 1950 births 1983 deaths American people convicted of murder People executed for murder People from Beaumont, Texas 20th-century executions by Alabama People executed by Alabama by electric chair 20th-century executions of American people People convicted of murder by Alabama Executed people from Texas