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Possible Execution of Innocent Man |
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Written by Gerald L. Rudolph
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Tuesday, 18 March 2008 |
 Troy Davis came within 24 hours of execution in July, 2007 before
receiving a temporary stay of execution. Two weeks later the Georgia
Supreme Court agreed to hear his extraordinary motion for a new trial.
On Monday, March 17, 2008 the court denied Mr. Davis’ appeal. Troy
Davis was sentenced to death for the murder of Police Officer Mark
MacPhail in Georgia. The case against him consisted entirely of witness
testimony which contained inconsistencies even during the trial. Since
then, all but two of the state's nine non-police witnesses from the
trial have recanted or contradicted their testimony. Many of these
witnesses have stated in sworn affidavits that they were pressured or
coerced by police into testifying or signing statements against Troy
Davis.
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