Entries tagged with “Tremane Wood”
Oct 14, 2022
Deeply Rooted Oklahoma Case Spotlight: Tremane Wood
Tremane Wood was convicted and sentenced to death in Oklahoma County in 2004.[1] He was sentenced to death for the murder of Ronnie Wipf during the commission of a robbery, a murder that his brother, Zjaiton “Jake” Wood, admitted committing.[2] However, Jake was represented by a litigation team that worked diligently to secure a life sentence.[3] Meanwhile, Tremane was appointed John Albert, an overworked attorney who was struggling with alcohol and substance use disorders while handling…
Policy Issues
Race
,Sentencing Data
,Jul 27, 2017
Oklahoma Prisoners Argue State’s Application of the Death Penalty Is Racially Biased, Unconstitutional
Newly available evidence shows that Oklahoma’s death penalty unconstitutionally discriminates on the basis of race, according to petitions filed by lawyers seeking to overturn the death sentences imposed on two African-American defendants, Julius Darius Jones (pictured) and Tremane Wood. Jones — a high school athlete and honor student who did not fit the description of the shooter and who has continuously maintained his innocence — and Wood were…