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Oklahoma Legislation

By Steve Hall

"Johnson files wrongful conviction bill in first step to repeal death penalty," is the AP report via KFSM-TV.A state senator has filed legislation to create the Oklahoma Commission on Wrongful Conviction. Sen. Constance Johnson of Oklahoma City said Thursday the bill is part of her four-year strategy to repeal Oklahoma's death penalty. The commission would review wrongful convictions, identifying potential weaknesses in the criminal justice system and proposing remedies to strengthen the quality of justice in Oklahoma. Johnson says that among the nine Americans exonerated from death row in 2009, two were Oklahomans ? Yancy Douglas and Paris Powell. A total of 10 people from Oklahoma have been exonerated in the last 10 years.Earlier coverage of Senator Johnson's legislation is here...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 15, 2010 (boomark / email).