Troy Davis
I feel terrible for Annaliese Davis.
Davis is the mother of Troy Davis, who was convicted of murdering a police officer in Savannah, GA in 1991. Since his conviction however, 7 of the 9 witnesses who testified against him have recanted their testimony, and no physical evidence was ever presented at trial tying Davis to the murder. The 39 year old Davis has maintained his innocence throughout his time on death row.
Davis has been granted three different stays of execution, including one not two hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection. His most recent stay, granted by the 11th Circuit Court, gives Davis and his lawyers 25 days to file a habeas corpus brief with a lower court. His appeal to the Supreme Court was already rejected. Whether Davis may ever get a new trial is still up in the air.
He is killing time to killing time.
“This is mental cruelty to all of us,” said Davis’ mother.
I cannot even imagine.
Charlie Johnson: Charlie is a student in news/editorial journalism and fully supports changing our national anthem from "The Star-Spangled Banner" to "Go Cubs Go."
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Charlie is a student in news/editorial journalism and fully supports changing our national anthem from "The Star-Spangled Banner" to "Go Cubs Go."