![]() An Arkansas federal district court subsequently denied Paul’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld his conviction and death sentence in 2000. Paul was sentenced to death in June 1997 for the robbery-murder of a retired National Parks employee on federal land in Arkansas. The Eleventh Circuit upheld the district court’s ruling in August 2005. A Georgia federal district court subsequently rejected a challenge to Battle’s mental competency and denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld his conviction and death sentence in 1999. Battle, a federal prisoner with a history of psychiatric problems, was sentenced to death in March 1997 for the murder of a guard in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. Hardy is not under a sentence of death.Īnthony Battle - Black. A federal jury again recommended a sentence of death for Len Davis on August 9, 2005. The court ordered a new sentencing hearing for both defendants. The Fifth Circuit reversed the sentences for both defendants and one of the two capital convictions for each defendant. Hardy was also sentenced to death on two convictions in May 1996. A co-defendant, Paul Hardy, also black, was the triggerman in the killing. Davis, a New Orleans police officer who was under investigation in a drug conspiracy case, was sentenced to death on two convictions in April 1996 for ordering the murder of a young black woman who had previously seen him beat a witness in an unrelated incident. (names in brackets had death sentences reversed, but are awaiting final disposition) To learn more or to advocate for justice in the case of Julius Jones, click here.Sentenced Since the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994: Julius Jones is innocent, and his sentence should be commuted to time served. Every minute we wait to take action, Julius is closer to being executed for a crime he did not commit. He is allowed one hour of sunlight a day. Today, Julius remains in solitary confinement. If we can save Rodney, then there is hope that we can save Julius too. Another black man sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. Recently, a grassroots organization successfully pressured Texas to suspend the execution of Rodney Reed. According to Davis, the seven-part docu-series concentrates on severe defects in the American justice system, particularly the high rate of exonerated death row inmates. Academy Award Winner, Viola Davis executive produced a compelling docu-series, entitled “The Last Defense.” The series unpacks and exposes how the death penalty is disproportionately applied to black Americans through examining the case of Julius Jones. 20/20 did a two-hour special on the case. It seems that everyone but Attorney General Hunter feels that this story deserves to be reexamined. The Oklahoma attorney general is compassionately asking that Julius Jones die quietly. Further asking the Jones family and community of advocates to be silent. Although, Oklahoma State Attorney General Mike Hunter has expressed that calling attention to the Jones’ case brings only pain to the victim’s family. Russel Westbrook, Blake Griffin, Kim Kardashian West, and Viola Davis have all used their platform to shed light to reverse the wrongful conviction as well. He, among several other advocates alike, have used their voices to speak out. I learned of Julius Jones story from fellow abolitionist, and musician, Vic Mensa. Lethal injection, nitrogen hypoxia, electrocution, and more are all good fun in “The Sooner State”. Considering the numerous systemic flaws within Oklahoma’s capital punishment system, it should come as no surprise that Oklahoma is the only state in the country to permit multiple methods of execution in its statute. Meaning he could be executed as soon s this fall. I have spent the past 20 years on death row for a crime I did not commit, did not witness, and was not at.” Jones said in his clemency report.Īs you read this article, Julius is now eligible for an execution date. “As God as my witness, I was not involved, in any way, in the crimes that led to Howell being shot and killed. ![]() Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, Julius Jones does precisely that. For nearly twenty years, twenty-three hours of his twenty-four-hour day are spent in solitary confinement. Every day an innocent man is forced to sit in solitary confinement, awaiting his death. At the age of nineteen, Julius Jones was convicted of a murder he did not commit unjustly spending the majority of his adult life on death row. ![]()
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