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Supreme Court stays planned Georgia execution of Troy Davis

By Douglas A. Berman

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As detailed here at SCOTUSblog,  Tuesday afternoon the "Supreme Court blocked the scheduled execution Tuesday evening in Georgia of Troy Anthony Davis, giving itself time to consider his appeal challenging his conviction for the murder of an off-duty police officer in Savannah.  This article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution provides some of the dramatic personal back-story in this closely-watched case:Davis? family and supporters, who for years have pressed for a new trial on claims Davis is innocent, broke into tears and song when they learned the high court had at least temporarily postponed the execution. ?I?ve been praying for this moment forever,? said Davis?s sister and most outspoken proponent, Martina Correia. Davis? mother, Virginia Davis, said God had answered their prayers...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 23, 2008 (boomark / email).

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