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Leonard Pitts on Troy Davis

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"Compassion, certainly, but justice, too," is the award-winning columnist's view of the Troy Davis case.  It appeared in last Saturday's Miami Herald.  Pitts' syndicated column appears in newspapers across the country.The first time, Troy Davis came within 24 hours of death. The second time, he came within two. Last year, it was a Georgia clemency board that stepped in to block his execution. Last month, it was the Supreme Court. Davis, the 39-year-old convicted killer of Mark MacPhail, a Savannah, Ga., police officer, was granted a stay to allow the court to consider whether to hear his appeal for a new trial. A decision is expected on Monday. When news of Davis' latest reprieve broke, MacPhail's family reacted as you would expect...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on October 10, 2008 (boomark / email).