Kerry Lyn Dalton (born January 24, 1959) was convicted of first-degree murder in May 1995 and was sentenced to death by lethal injection the same year. Since her sentencing, she has been incarcerated at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, California, awaiting her execution and appealing her death sentence. On May 16, 2019, the Supreme Court of California published their opinion on Dalton's automatic appeal. The Justices found the charge of lying-in-wait and the charge of conspiracy were invalid; therefore, they recommended that her sentence be 25 years to life. The California Supreme Court did not invalidate the third death-qualified charge against Dalton; therefore, she continues to be condemned. Although the Supreme Court issues opinions and can order a case to be re-t