OKLAHOMA CITY —
A clemency listening to for Oklahoma loss of life row inmate Julius Jones scheduled for Tuesday has been delayed for every week whereas his authorized problem is pending in federal courtroom.
The five-member Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is now set to listen to Jones’ request for clemency subsequent Tuesday whereas an attraction by loss of life row inmates is pending in federal courtroom.
Jones and 5 different loss of life row inmates are in search of to be reinstated right into a federal lawsuit difficult Oklahoma’s deadly injection protocol. A federal district decide on Monday rejected the inmates’ request, and their attorneys instantly appealed to the U.S. Courtroom of Appeals for the tenth Circuit.
Jones, 41, maintains he’s harmless of the 1999 capturing loss of life of Edmond businessman Paul Howell and that he was framed by the precise killer, a highschool buddy and former co-defendant who was a key witness towards him.
One other clemency listening to that was scheduled Wednesday for Bigler J. “Bud” Stouffer II, who was convicted and sentenced to loss of life for the capturing loss of life of lady in 1995, additionally was delayed, in accordance with Pardon and Parole Board Director Tom Bates.
Stouffer shouldn’t be a part of the federal litigation, however has a movement pending to remain his execution earlier than a federal decide that may very well be topic to attraction, Bates mentioned.
In the meantime, the Oklahoma Division of Corrections introduced Tuesday that it’s planning to maneuver ahead with Thursday’s execution of John Marion Grant, 60, who is also in search of to be reinstated to the federal lawsuit.
