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Supreme Court Rejects Troy Davis' Execution Appeal

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

October 15, 2008 Supreme Court Rejects Execution Appeal By ROBBIE BROWN ATLANTA ? Three weeks after temporarily sparing a Georgia inmate from the death penalty, the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear his appeal, a decision that will probably lead to a quick execution. The inmate, Troy A. Davis, 40, was convicted in 1991 of murdering Mark A. MacPhail, a Savannah police officer. The court?s decision, made without comment or explanation, allows Georgia officials to obtain a new death warrant and schedule the execution, probably in the next few days or weeks. The case has led to an outpouring of support for Mr. Davis, largely because seven of nine witnesses against him have recanted their testimony, with two claiming that the police had pressured them to testify against him...continue to full post

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