OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed this month for the murder of his girlfriend's mother is asking for clemency from the Pardon and Parole Board.
A hearing is set Thursday before the five-member board for 39-year-old Brian Darrell Davis. Davis was convicted of rape and first-degree murder in the November 2001 death of 52-year-old Jody Sanford. His execution is scheduled for June 25.
The victim's daughter, Stacey Sanford, found her mother dead in the Ponca City apartment she shared with Davis. Prosecutors say the victim had six stab wounds, a broken jaw and marks around her neck. DNA evidence showed she had also been raped.
Another death row inmate is to be executed on June 18. The board rejected James DeRosa's plea for clemency on May 17.
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