Oklahoma’s high-profile death row inmate Julius Jones on Friday filed a petition for clemency with the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. >> Read the petition here An execution date has been set for Nov. 18 for Jones, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1999 killing of Edmond businessman Paul Howell. Related Video Above: What to expect at clemency hearing for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius JonesOklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board had voted to commute Jones’ death sentence. Gov. Kevin Stitt then said that he will not make a decision on Jones’ case until after his clemency hearing, saying that a clemency hearing is the "appropriate venue" for death penalty cases.>> Related: Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommends Julius Jones' sentence be commutedAs an execution date was set for Jones, it triggered formal clemency proceedings under Oklahoma law, according to a news release from Jones’s defense team. >> Related: What to expect at clemency hearing for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius JonesJones’s attorney, Amanda Bass, said in the news release that, “We hope the additional evidence presented in these clemency proceedings will reinforce the Board’s initial vote to recommend commuting Julius’s death sentence and that Governor Stitt will exercise his authority to ensure Oklahoma does not execute an innocent man.”>> Related: ‘Extremely disappointed’: Paul Howell family issues statement in response to commutation recommendation for Julius JonesJones’ clemency hearing is set to begin at 9 a.m. on Oct. 26. There have been documentaries, petitions, a Justice for Julius campaign, which is backed by big-name celebrities and athletes, and more. Howell’s family has also started a campaign to prove that Jones is guilty of Howell’s death. >> Related: Family starts ‘Justice for Paul Howell’ campaign as death row inmate Julius Jones maintains innocence
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s high-profile death row inmate Julius Jones on Friday filed a petition for clemency with the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.
>> Read the petition here
An execution date has been set for Nov. 18 for Jones, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1999 killing of Edmond businessman Paul Howell.
Related Video Above: What to expect at clemency hearing for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones
Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board had voted to commute Jones’ death sentence. Gov. Kevin Stitt then said that he will not make a decision on Jones’ case until after his clemency hearing, saying that a clemency hearing is the "appropriate venue" for death penalty cases.
>> Related: Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommends Julius Jones' sentence be commuted
As an execution date was set for Jones, it triggered formal clemency proceedings under Oklahoma law, according to a news release from Jones’s defense team.
>> Related: What to expect at clemency hearing for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones
Jones’s attorney, Amanda Bass, said in the news release that, “We hope the additional evidence presented in these clemency proceedings will reinforce the Board’s initial vote to recommend commuting Julius’s death sentence and that Governor Stitt will exercise his authority to ensure Oklahoma does not execute an innocent man.”
>> Related: ‘Extremely disappointed’: Paul Howell family issues statement in response to commutation recommendation for Julius Jones
Jones’ clemency hearing is set to begin at 9 a.m. on Oct. 26.
There have been documentaries, petitions, a Justice for Julius campaign, which is backed by big-name celebrities and athletes, and more. Howell’s family has also started a campaign to prove that Jones is guilty of Howell’s death.
>> Related: Family starts ‘Justice for Paul Howell’ campaign as death row inmate Julius Jones maintains innocence