▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 8 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : S outh ▁Korean ▁actress es ▁Category : S outh ▁Korean ▁television ▁actress es ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Bus an ▁Category : S outh ▁Korean ▁film ▁actress es <0x0A> </s> ▁Capital ▁pun ishment ▁in ▁Del aware ▁was ▁legal ▁prior ▁to ▁it ▁being ▁declared ▁un const itution al ▁by ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁on ▁August   2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁r uling ▁will ▁retro act ively ▁apply ▁to ▁earlier ▁death ▁sentences . ▁Today , ▁capital ▁pun ishment ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁applied ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁Despite ▁this ▁r uling , ▁the ▁capital ▁stat ute ▁for ▁first - deg ree ▁murder ▁under ▁Title ▁ 1 1 , ▁Chapter ▁ 4 2 , ▁Section ▁ 0 9 ▁of ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Code ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁repe aled . ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁this , ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁execution s ▁per ▁cap ita ▁behind ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁Texas . ▁ 1 6 ▁people ▁were ▁executed ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁after ▁the ▁Gre gg ▁v . ▁Georgia ▁decision ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁The ▁last ▁person ▁to ▁ever ▁be ▁executed ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁ 2 8 - year - old ▁Sh annon ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁was ▁executed ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Form er ▁status ▁ ▁Leg al ▁process ▁Del