Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order commuting the execution of Julius Jones to a life sentence, just hours before his set execution Thursday.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order commuting the execution of Julius Jones to a life sentence, just hours before his set execution Thursday. Jones has been on death row for almost two decades after being tried and convicted of the 1999 murder of Paul Howell, according to a press release. Jones has always maintained his innocence. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 on Nov.1 for Stitt to commute Jones’ sentence to life in prison with the possibility of parole, CNN reported. Article 6, Section 10 of the Oklahoma Constitution gives the Governor power to grant commutations “upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations as the Governor may deem proper.
