![]() Jones has been sitting on death row now for 19 years and is 38 years old. The second is the case of Jones, 19 at the time of the murder of the Edmond, OK businessman. The first was a mother accused of murdering her children in Rowlett, Texas. In its first season, The Last Defense has taken another look at two cases of inmates sitting on death row who may not have committed the murders they were charged with. Powell, that could also make an impact on the 1999 case. If Jones’ DNA is not on the red bandana worn by the shooter of Mr. ![]() ![]() In addition, the lawyers are also in the process of testing for DNA on a red bandana which is a key piece of evidence that was used against Jones. “If it finds merit in this issue, the Court could do one of three things - one, it could find that Julius’ constitutional rights were violated and he is entitled to a new trial, it could say that an evidentiary hearing is needed or it could dismiss it.” We asked the Court to reconsider that decision and it is now looking at the merits of that issue,” said Baich. “During our investigation, we learned the juror used the N-word and we asked court of criminal appeals to look at that issue. “What The Last Defense did was bring the issue of racism in the criminal justice system to the forefront and also this case to national attention, and I think that people are paying attention to that,” said Dale Baich, one of Jones’ lawyers. While putting together the program on Julius Jones, one of the exec producers communicated with one of the jurors on that case who alleged another juror used the N-word in talking about the Jones’ case after the first break in the trial, saying, “Well, they should just take this n***** out back, shoot him and bury him under the jail.” It was something that the lawyers for Jones found in their investigation. 'Home Economics', 'The Rookie: Feds' & Backdoor Pilot 'The Good Lawyer' Still In Limbo At ABC
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