Primarily due to the junk science of bite mark evidence, Gilbert Poole was convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jones' supporters, meanwhile, have begun gathering signatures on a petition to impanel a grand jury in Oklahoma County to investigate the district attorney.On June 7, 1988, joggers discovered the body of 35 year old Robert Mejia on a running trail in the woods behind his apartment complex in Pontiac, MI. If it were a book, it would be in the fiction section." And in fact told his girlfriend that as well," McKenzie said in the podcast.Ībout ABC's "The Last Defense," he said, "It's disingenuous. McKenzie said that the jury didn't hear that testimony because Jones said his family was wrong, that he had been "on the southside" that night. The attorneys have told the parole board the jury never heard from his mother, father, older brother and sister who were adamant that he was at home at the time of the murder. He specifically criticized the attorneys for pushing the claim that Jones has an alibi. In a podcast this month, David McKenzie complained they "make a lot of false claims."
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In related developments, Jones' lead attorney at trial has been lashing out at his current attorneys.
Justices already have rejected a request from the district attorney to ban Luck and Doyle from participating in Jones' case. Both deny bias. He asked the Supreme Court to order the two to disqualify themselves from Jones' clemency hearing and one Wednesday for death row inmate Bigler Jobe Stouffer. The attorney general last week accused board chairman Adam Luck and board member Kelly Doyle of bias. Further delay is not warranted," O'Connor's assistants told the judge in a legal filing.Īlso Monday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court could rule on the latest request to bar two parole board members from participating in Jones' clemency hearing.
"The families of the victims of Movants’ horrific crimes have waited many, many years for justice. The attorney general is opposing any stays. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver if Friot denies the request. District Judge Stephen Friot will consider the emergency request at a hearing Monday morning. The inmates are expected to go to the 10th U.S. Thursday at the penitentiary in McAlester. The execution for John Grant, 60, is set to begin at 4 p.m. Grant, Gilbert Ray Postelle and, through a sister, Wade Greely Lay. Jones is asking an Oklahoma City federal judge for a temporary stay of his execution.Īlso asking are inmates John Marion Grant, Donald A. The victim was gunned down in his parents' driveway in Edmond after a back-to-school shopping trip with his daughters. Jones was sentenced to death for the 1999 murder of Howell, an Edmond insurance executive. "We need to raise $100,000 to sustain and scale our campaign before his execution date," she tweeted. In September, she asked other supporters to donate to the Justice for Julius campaign.
Millions have signed an online petition, and hundreds have marched and held vigils in his support.Ĭelebrity Kim Kardashian visited him last year at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. He received support from across the country after ABC aired the documentary series, "The Last Defense," in 2018 about his innocence claim.
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