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The United States Supreme Court Grants Troy Davis Last-Minute Stay of Execution

By Conaway and Strickler

The Georgia Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court got into a turf war regarding whether or not to allow convicted murder Troy Davis a stay of execution due to potential doubts regarding his guilt. Despite the Georgia Supreme Court's attempts to push up Davis? execution to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court from having a say in the matter, the high court intervened and postponed the execution by lethal injection with fewer than two hours left. Davis was arrested nearly 20 years ago for murder in Savannah, Georgia of police officer Mark MacPhail on August 19, 1989. The case has sparked furious emotions from across the political spectrum. The Reverend Al Sharpton construed the matter as a civil rights case and was thrilled by the news of the reprieve of the death row inmate...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on October 04, 2008 (boomark / email).