Jemaine Cannon’s execution and murder charge – a lengthy legal process
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Jemaine Cannon’s execution is scheduled for July 20, 2023, following his conviction for Sharonda Clark’s murder in 1995.
After 28 years, finally!
Oklahoma is set to execute Jemaine, a 51-year-old man for the murder of Sharonda, a 20-year-old mother of two.
The case took it so long because of controversy as Cannon pleaded not guilty.
He claims he had to kill Clark in self-defense during a squabble at their shared apartment.
Despite his plea, he was sentenced to death in 1996, and he spent years on death row.
Here are the details of his murder charge and execution:
Jemaine’s murder charges in detail
In 1995, Jemaine was serving a 15-year sentence for an assault on a woman.
Later, he escaped from a prison work center in southwest Oklahoma and started living with Sharonda in a Tulsa apartment.
On February 5, 1995, Clark was reported missing as she failed to pick up her two children from daycare. The same day, her lifeless body was found in the apartment.
Two days later, on February 7, Cannon was apprehended in Michigan.
Jemaine being apprehended after Clark’s murder | Courtesy of News on 6
During his trial, Jemaine and his attorney pleaded not guilty and claimed Clark’s death resulted from self-defense.
Clark allegedly attacked Cannon to prevent him from leaving their apartment, said his attorney.
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Howbeit prosecutors invalidated his claim by presenting evidence of a brutal act, as Sharonda was stabbed multiple times in her throat and chest.
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Jemaine Cannon’s execution details
Sentenced to death – execution by lethal injection will occur at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
Convicted murderer Jemaine Cannon scheduled for execution this week in Oklahoma https://t.co/gSmCjX6TYW
— The Oklahoman (@TheOklahoman_) July 18, 2023
Scheduled for 10 AM local time (GMT 15:00), the state’s decision has support and opposition from various quarters.
Jemaine’s case was under the spotlight for decades extending the process for two decades long.
With appeals and clemency hearings, his defense maintains that it was self-defense, and even criticized the legal representation.
