US EditionDivided Oklahoma board recommends clemency for man scheduled for lethal injection
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board cited trial errors and a confession by Wood's brother in recommending clemency for Wood, whose execution is set for Nov. 13.
- The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 to recommend that the governor commute the death sentence of Tremane Wood, who was convicted of the 2001 stabbing death of a man during a robbery.
- Wood's attorneys argued that his brother, who admitted to the killing and received a life sentence, was actually responsible for the stabbing, and that Wood had ineffective legal representation at trial.
- Prosecutors argued that Wood has continued to engage in gang activity and criminal behavior while in prison, saying his 'death sentence is the product of a fundamentally broken system.
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Divided Oklahoma parole board recommends clemency for death row inmate Termane Wood
A divided five-member parole board in Oklahoma recommended clemency for a 46-year-old man on death row for the 2001 New Year's Eve stabbing death of a 19-year-old in a botched robbery.
Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommends clemency in Tremane Wood death penalty case
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 on Wednesday, recommending clemency in the death penalty case of Tremane Wood, the Oklahoma City man who was convicted of murder in 2002. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond was at the hearing giving a case against clemency, but ultimately failed. “After this dangerous criminal took a young man’s life, he stayed fully active in the criminal world from behind bars. I am disappoin…
Reactions pour in as Pardon and Parole Board recommends clemency for death row inmate Tremane Wood
Oklahomans on both sides of the debate released statements after the Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency Wednesday for death row inmate Tremane Wood.
Oklahoma governor to decide the fate of convicted killer • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma County killer Tremane Wood on Wednesday addresses the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board during his clemency hearing. (Photo by Barbara Hoberock/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY – The fate of an Oklahoma County killer with an upcoming execution date is in the hands of Gov. Kevin Stitt. The Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday voted 3-2 to recommend clemency for Tremane Wood, 46. Wood is set to die Nov. 13 for the 2002 stabbing death of Ronnie…
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