US EditionGov. Stitt Grants Clemency for Tremane Wood
Governor Kevin Stitt halted Tremane Wood's execution amid concerns over prosecutorial misconduct linked to Oklahoma County's death penalty cases, highlighting systemic issues.
- On Nov. 13, Governor Kevin Stitt granted clemency minutes before Tremane Wood's execution, accepting the Pardon and Parole Board's recommendation to commute his sentence to life without parole.
- The Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 on Nov. 5 to recommend clemency, concluding Tremane Wood's trial 'was not fair and just' in a rare decision following past commutations.
- Defense attorneys argued prosecutors failed to disclose plea details for a key witness, while Oklahoma prosecutors cited evidence overwhelmingly showing Wood as the stabber and Gentner Drummond warned of contraband cellphones and drugs in prison in recent months.
- This marks only the second clemency Stitt has granted, with Bass Castro-Alves saying `We are profoundly grateful for the moral courage and leadership Governor Stitt has shown in granting mercy to Tremane`.
- On Monday, search warrants were served amid scrutiny of Oklahoma County prosecutors and judges, while Don Knight criticized prosecutorial culture and Abbe Smith highlighted bias concerns at recusal hearings.
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Oklahoma governor spares convicted killer shortly before execution • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma County killer Tremane Wood on nov. 5 addresses the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board during his clemency hearing. (Photo by Barbara Hoberock/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma County killer Tremane Wood was within minutes of execution when Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Thursday that he had decided to commute his sentence. Wood, 46, was set to die by lethal injection at 10 a.m. Thursday at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, but S…
Oklahoma governor spares the life of inmate just before he was to be executed
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has spared the life of a death row inmate just before he was set to receive a lethal injection on Thursday, commuting the man’s sentence to life in prison without parole.
The governor granted clemency for the second time during his seven-year term in office.
Tremane Wood granted clemency just before scheduled execution in Oklahoma
Oklahoma governor grants clemency for death row inmate after state panel recommendation
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a man who was set to be executed to life in prison after a state panel recommended his life should be spared.
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