Oklahoma death row inmate gets one last chance to plead his case: "We are fighting for a man's life"
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An Oklahoma man on death row for a murder he says he did not commit will have one last chance to plead his case at a clemency hearing today.
In 1999, at the age of 19, Julius Jones was convicted of killing Paul Howell. Jones has always maintained his innocence, and his family says he was home at the time of the murder.
In September, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended Gov. Kevin Stitt commute Jones' sentence to life in prison. The board's chairman said, "I believe in death penalty cases there should be no doubt, and put simply, I have doubts in this case."
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