James N. Blair is on death row in the
state of California. In March of 2019, the state halted executions,
leaving death row in the air. As someone who has seen every crime
that was committed to earn this sentence, it is truly reserved for
the worst of the worst, and he or she will likely serve life in
prison if the death penalty is no longer an option.
Crime
Blair gave gin laced with cyanide to a
neighbor, Dorothy Green he thought owed him money and was charged with murder when
she died two years later of complications from a coma induced by the
poisoning. Despite a history of mental illness, he was permitted to
act as his own attorney at trial. He was moved to a psychiatric ward
on death row. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of Rhonda Miller.
Defendant was convicted of the first degree murder of his neighbor Dorothy Green by the administration of poison. The prosecution’s evidence showed that, in 1984, defendant deliberately poisoned Green and Green’s friend, Rhoda Miller, by placing cyanide in a gin bottle and giving the bottle to Miller to deliver to Green. The apparent motive was to obtain money that defendant believed was owed to him by Green. Green drank more of the gin than Miller, fell into a coma that lasted for several months, and sustained brain damage. Green survived for almost two years and then died from pneumonia in 1986. Medical experts testified that the cyanide poisoning caused the brain damage, which then caused the pneumonia that led to Green’s death.
Defendant was convicted of the first degree murder of his neighbor Dorothy Green by the administration of poison. The prosecution’s evidence showed that, in 1984, defendant deliberately poisoned Green and Green’s friend, Rhoda Miller, by placing cyanide in a gin bottle and giving the bottle to Miller to deliver to Green. The apparent motive was to obtain money that defendant believed was owed to him by Green. Green drank more of the gin than Miller, fell into a coma that lasted for several months, and sustained brain damage. Green survived for almost two years and then died from pneumonia in 1986. Medical experts testified that the cyanide poisoning caused the brain damage, which then caused the pneumonia that led to Green’s death.
Address
James N. Blair D13027
San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin, CA 94974
San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin, CA 94974
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