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Troy Davis has 1 last chance to save his life
Demand justice for Troy Davis: 
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/c.jhKPIXPCIoE/b.6068385/k.69BE/Action_Center_Marketing/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=6068385&aid=12970&msource=WCNATL2970&cid=CNATL2970
Troy was sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer in Savannah, a crime he maintains he did not commit. There was no physical evidence against him and the weapon used in the murder was never found. The case against him consisted entirely of witness testimony. Since his trial, all but two of the nine state's non-police witnesses have recanted or contradicted their testimony, many alleging that police coerced their original statements.
But for years, appellate judges declined to let these witnesses appear in court, citing procedural rules and technicalities. Finally, last August, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a new evidentiary hearing for Troy, deciding that he should have one last chance to prove his innocence before the state of Georgia tries again to put him to death.
However, at the hearing Troy must "clearly establish his innocence," which is an incredibly high legal standard.
Wednesday, June 23, Troy's life is on the line. Denounce the death penalty for Troy Davis.
Regardless of the hearing's outcome, no execution should ever take place when there are so many doubts about guilt.
Georgia cannot afford to make such a mistake, and Amnesty International is urging state officials to do everything in their power to prevent injustice from taking place:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/c.jhKPIXPCIoE/b.6068385/k.69BE/Action_Center_Marketing/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=6068385&aid=12970&msource=WCNATL2970&cid=CNATL2970
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/c.jhKPIXPCIoE/b.6068385/k.69BE/Action_Center_Marketing/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=6068385&aid=12970&msource=WCNATL2970&cid=CNATL2970 Troy was sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer in Savannah, a crime he maintains he did not commit. There was no physical evidence against him and the weapon used in the murder was never found. The case against him consisted entirely of witness testimony. Since his trial, all but two of the nine state's non-police witnesses have recanted or contradicted their testimony, many alleging that police coerced their original statements.
But for years, appellate judges declined to let these witnesses appear in court, citing procedural rules and technicalities. Finally, last August, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a new evidentiary hearing for Troy, deciding that he should have one last chance to prove his innocence before the state of Georgia tries again to put him to death.
However, at the hearing Troy must "clearly establish his innocence," which is an incredibly high legal standard.
Wednesday, June 23, Troy's life is on the line. Denounce the death penalty for Troy Davis.
Regardless of the hearing's outcome, no execution should ever take place when there are so many doubts about guilt.
Georgia cannot afford to make such a mistake, and Amnesty International is urging state officials to do everything in their power to prevent injustice from taking place:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/c.jhKPIXPCIoE/b.6068385/k.69BE/Action_Center_Marketing/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=6068385&aid=12970&msource=WCNATL2970&cid=CNATL2970
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What’s Next for Troy Davis?
An evidentiary hearing in the case, ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court, ended more than a week ago at a federal court in Savannah. The hearing was extremely rare, and legal experts are unsure how Judge William T. Moore Jr. will rule. Davis was convicted nearly two decades ago in the killing of an off-duty police officer in 1989. For the past ten years, he has fought to present his claims of innocence in open court.
According to a report by the Associated Press, some experts say the judge could order a new trial while others say the judge could make a recommendation that Davis be freed from prison entirely because a new trial would amount to double jeopardy.
“There is some ambiguity,” said John H. Blume, a Cornell Law School professor who specializes in death penalty appeals. “Whenever you’ve got something this new, that hasn’t happened all these years, you’re really making your best guess.”
A major factor in the ruling will be how much the judge believes in seven of the nine eyewitnesses who have recanted or changed their testimony with one witness saying he was threatened by police that he would be held as an accessory to murder.
There are also constitutional issues the judge must consider since Georgia already rejected Davis’ claims of innocence.
The judge hasn’t laid out what options he’s considering in Davis’ case, and hasn’t given himself a deadline to rule. The Supreme Court has recessed until October, so the wait could be weeks if not months.
Read the full story here.
Troy Davis case full of murky legal questions
Posted: July 5, 2010 - 2:05pm