"We are hopeful that the Supreme Court will vacate the stay so that justice can finally be served for the people of Oklahoma, including the families of the victims of these horrific crimes. We are appealing the decision to the United States Supreme Court," The AG's Office said. The petition, which was created on by the Justice for Julius foundation, states that 'At the time of the crime for which he was convicted, Julius was a 19-year-old student athlete with. “We have received the Order of the Tenth Circuit granting a stay of the executions of John M. The Attorney General's Office released their statement to FOX25, saying they would be appealing the decision. "Extensive validations and redundancies have been implemented since the last execution in order to ensure that the process works as intended," the Oklahoma State Department of Corrections said in a press release earlier this week. Please join us as the fight continues to free Julius. Justice for Julius (justice4julius) November 18, 2021. A Justice for Julius petition on alleging that Jones’s trial attorney did not adequately defend him, and that explicit racial bias played a significant role in the process. He deserves to walk out of jail and go home to his family, to be surrounded in love. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said earlier this week that it is ready to resume executions. JULIUS Jones’ family is celebrating after Oklahoma Governor, Kevin Stitt, commuted Jones’ sentence to life in prison without the possibility of pa. Oklahoma has not executed anyone since the wrong drug was used on Charles Warner in 2015. Jones has a clemency hearing scheduled on Monday.ĪLSO SEE: Julius Jones' best friend, lawyer react to judge denying delay to Oklahoma executions He was convicted of the murder of Edmond businessman Paul Howell. In 2021, as Governor Stitt’s administration relaunched executions in the state, a grassroots movement in support of Jones led to international efforts to halt his execution.Jones was scheduled for execution on November 18. Cece Jones-Davis, founder of the Justice for Julius Coalition and creator of the petition, has said that Jones was given inexperienced defense attorneys, a racially biased jury and. His legal team had been awaiting a decision from Gov. Julius Jones spent over 20 years on death row for a 1999 car-jacking murder despite evidence of ineffective council, racial bias among the jury, and testimony that another man, Christopher Jordan, admitted to the killing. Meanwhile, Witness to Innocence is an organization of, by, and for death row exonerees on a mission to end the death penalty in the U.S. His days are numbered, and each second is a second closer to his unjust death. idly by and allow a miscarriage of justice from a wrongful execution. The Julius Jones Coalition is a national, nonpartisan advocacy collective fighting against the death sentence and wrongful conviction of Julius Jones in Oklahoma. Julius Jones is an innocent man on death row. to grant a stay of execution and clemency for death row inmate Julius Jones. | Photo courtesy of Tyler Stark Julius Jones Coalition joins death row exonerees in fight to end Oklahoma death penalty 1, to share their stories and voice support for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones, who is scheduled for execution on Nov. Locally, Justice for Julius, an organization founded by local supporter Cece Jones-Davis (no relation to Julius Jones), has. More than 6 million people have signed a Justice for Julius petition against Jones’ execution. Exonerees spoke at the Oklahoma state Capitol on Wednesday, Sept. Ive started this campaign with the help of Color Of Change asking for your help to petition Governor Mary Fallin of Oklahoma to grant Julius Jones clemency. More than 6.5 million people have signed a petition supporting Jones. Stitt Close Search for:įrom left to right: Death row exoneree Herman Lindsey, sister of death row exoneree Greg Wilhoit. Watch the Doc, sign petition motion graphic During the last 2 weeks of 2020, lets aim for another 202,020 signatures on the petition to free Julius. Julius Jones Coalition, death row exonerees to deliver petition to Gov. 376 views, 19 likes, 2 loves, 0 comments, 17 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Justice for Julius: During the last 2 weeks of 2020, lets aim for another 202,020 signatures on the petition to free. As supporters of Oklahoma death-row prisoner Julius Jones submitted more than six million signatures supporting his petition for clemency, new evidence emerged that another man had committed the killing that sent Jones to death row.
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