Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Julius Jones: Oklahoma Significant Development? Or smoke and mirrors? State Attorney General Mike Hunter releases documents he claims prove Julius Jone's guilt (Actually, it appears to be a government brief) - and provides our (totally absurd) 'quote of the day'...“Julius Jones had his day in court numerous times,”..."Question for Attorney General Hunter: How many people in the USA were convicted and sent prison or even executed after having had their day in court - but were later exonerated? The answer, Mr. Attorney General? Far too many.



(TOTALLY ABSURD) QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Julius Jones had his day in court numerous times,” Hunter said.

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter:

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(PS: Mr. Attorney General: Thanks for the legal brief disguised a bombshell evidence - and for using your valuable time to total all the hours Mr. Jones spent in courtrooms - instead of agonising over the possibility that you may be executing an innocent man.

Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog.

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PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Jones’ mother, Madeline Davis-Jones responded to Hunter, saying her son had nothing to do with Howell’s death. “I know Julius is innocent because my husband and I were with him that night Mr. Howell was murdered,” she said. “My son Julius is not guilty of Mr. Howell’s murder, and his conviction and death sentence are a terrible mis-character of justice." Advocates for the Jones family said he never got a fair trial or a chance to tell his side of the story. “We know and refuse to let Oklahoma go forward with killing an innocent man,” said Nicole McAfee, with the ACLU of Oklahoma."

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 STORY: AG Mike Hunter releases documents he says prove Julius Jones guilt,  (Reporter Perris Jones) reports, published by kcoc on July 6, 2020.

GIST: "Despite worldwide support for death row inmate Julius Jones, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter said there’s overwhelming evidence that Jones is guilty of murdering Edmond businessman Paul Howell in 1999.
Jones has maintained his innocence since the conviction.

“I’m here in an effort to make sure the public has the whole story, not just stuff that’s convenient to fit a narrative,” Hunter said.
During a news conference Monday, Hunter said he wanted to set the record straight after meeting with Howell’s family.
“Julius Jones murdered Paul Howell in cold blood in front of his sister and daughters,” Hunter said. “No celebrity imploration or profusion of misinformation will change that.”
Hunter also released documents that he said refute claims of Jones’ innocence. You can read those documents here.
“Julius Jones had his day in court numerous times,” Hunter said.
Jones’ mother, Madeline Davis-Jones responded to Hunter, saying her son had nothing to do with Howell’s death.
“I know Julius is innocent because my husband and I were with him that night Mr. Howell was murdered,” she said. “My son Julius is not guilty of Mr. Howell’s murder, and his conviction and death sentence are a terrible mis-character of justice.”
Advocates for the Jones family said he never got a fair trial or a chance to tell his side of the story.
“We know and refuse to let Oklahoma go forward with killing an innocent man,” said Nicole McAfee, with the ACLU of Oklahoma."
https://www.koco.com/article/ag-mike-hunter-releases-documents-he-says-prove-julius-jones-

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic"  section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com.  Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog;
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FINAL WORD:  (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases):  "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."
Lawyer Radha Natarajan:
Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;
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