Tag: wrongful conviction
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New evidence in death penalty case supports Julius Jones’ claims of innocence
By Darla Shelden, The City Sentinel Newspaper, March 1, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorneys for Oklahoma death row prisoner Julius Jones have released what they consider “new and compelling evidence of his innocence. On death row since 2002, Jones claims […]
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“Never been afraid of the truth,” then release Julius Jones’ case files
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma State Conference of the NAACP is calling on Oklahoma County district attorney David Prater to release case files on death row prisoner Julius Jones “in order to promote public trust in both the criminal […]
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OCCA Denies Petition in Julius Jones Death Penalty Case
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – On Friday, September 28, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) dismissed a petition by death row prisoner Julius Jones, seeking a hearing to present new evidence of racial bias in his case. This new evidence, […]
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