Man on death row who claimed self-defense in 2001 double killing denied clemency by Oklahoma governor
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Phillip Hancock has long claimed he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed two people. Oklahoma’s parole board voted to recommend the state's governor spare Hancock’s life and commute his sentence to life in prison without parole.
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Phillip Hancock has long claimed he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed two people. Oklahoma’s parole board voted to recommend the state's governor spare Hancock’s life and commute his sentence to life in prison without parole.
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Oklahoma on Thursday executed 59-year-old death row inmate Phillip Hancock, who was sentenced to death for the 2001 double murder of Robert Jett and James Lynch, according to a statement from the Department of Corrections.
Phillip Hancock has long claimed he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed two people. Hancock’s execution went forward once Gov. Kevin Stitt declined to commute his sentence.
Phillip Dean Hancock is the fourth Oklahoma inmate to be executed this year and the 11th since Oklahoma resumed executions in October 2021 following a nearly six-year hiatus
Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for a double killing in 2001, despite his claims of self-defense and a board's clemency recommendation that the governor waited until the last minute to reject.
Phillip Hancock has long claimed he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed two people. Oklahoma’s parole board voted to recommend the state's governor spare Hancock’s life and commute his sentence to life in prison without parole.
