Anthony Sanchez, a man scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student, has decided to reject his chance for a clemency hearing. The Pardon and Parole Board, responsible for making clemency recommendations to the governor, has recommended clemency in only three of the 16 death penalty cases since Stitt took office in 2019, two of which were denied by Stitt. Sanchez has seen many inmates get denied clemency despite the board's recommendation and is not optimistic for his own case.