An Oklahoma man sentenced to death for a murder he says he did not commit will plead his case to the state Pardon and Parole Board in a clemency hearing Monday, less than three weeks before he's set to be executed.
Monday's hearing is a matter of life or death for Julius Jones, scheduled to be executed November 18 for the 1999 murder of Paul Howell, whose sister and two young daughters were present when he was shot in the driveway of his parents' home. But Jones, his attorneys and advocates -- among them high-profile celebrities like Kim Kardashian West -- insist he is innocent.
He was tried alongside a co-defendant, Christopher Jordan, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit a robbery, per online court records. Jordan testified against Jones, who was convicted and sentenced to death.In his clemency petition, Jones' attorneys contend his conviction was the result of numerous failures, like his"inexperienced, overworked, and under-resourced public defenders.
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