#Justice for julius jones trial

#Justice for julius jones trial

The whole process of the trial was clearly not transparent or unbiased, as it is evident that at least one of the jurors harbored racial bias against him. Also, he was with his family at the time the crime took place- however, none of his relatives were called as witnesses during the trial, eventually leading to his lawyer admitting that he had failed the young student athlete. At that time of crime, the only eye witness, HowellвЂ™s sister, claimed that the culprit had an inch of hair sticking out of the cap, but Jones, at that time, had very short hair.

Julius Jones was a 19 year old model student- member of the National Honor Society and leading member of his schoolвЂ™s football, basketball and track teams, attending the University of Oklahoma on an academic scholarship. He has pleaded his innocence time and time again, but he is still scheduled to be executed in the fall of 2020.'As God is my witness, I was not involved in any way in the crimes that led to Howell being shot and killed,' said Jones. Jones filed his report begging for leniency, asking for his sentence to be waived. After a three-day search, 19 year-old Julius Jones was arrested. The person who shot him was described as a bandana-wearing Black man, who was in a white skull or stocking T-shirt. Howell died after being shot in the head when he was in a Chevy Suburban at his parentsвЂ™ driveway in Edmond, Oklahoma. In 2002, Jones was charged with first-degree murder of 45-year-old businessman, Paul Howell. Julius Jones of Oklahoma, a Black man, has been in prison at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary for nearly 18 years for a crime that he didn't commit.