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A group of Republican state lawmakers are asking Governor Kevin Stitt to grant clemency to Julius Jones. Representatives John Talley, Logan Phillips, Kevin McDugle, Preston Stinson and Garry Mize say there are still many questions surrounding Jones's conviction for the 1999 murder of Paul Howell. The legislators are urging the governor to accept the pardon and parole board's recommendation to take Jones off death row. Jones is scheduled to be executed next Thursday.