james coddington clearly murdered someone.e o incarceration, he has been a redeeming individual. he has been a role model for s many. based on that rlity, his attorneys have requested mercy basically. we have a pardon and parole boarthat is very uniquely composed in terms of the number of law enforcement field representatives there. 3-2, a guy who would never normally vote for clemency, believes that james coddington deserves mercy. this is an issue of mercy. justin jones, a friend of mine, glad to hear him speak out as the director of corrections who had to oversee executions in oklahoma. our history of botched execions, wrongful conviction's. like sister helen said, gives great pause for concern. myself, my family, murder victims. my brother was killed at langston university, oklahoma's only hbcu. there was the option of the streets taking him down and i couldn't say yes because it would not bring my brother back. through 20ears, i went through a process of forgiving the guy, rren smi, ofhe homicide that killed my brother. i