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Troy Davis Granted Stay of Execution

From DPIC Troy Davis Granted Stay of Execution Troy Davis (pictured) was to be executed in Georgia on October 27. On October 24, he was granted a stay of execution by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, a federal court that reviews habeas corpus petitions from prisoners in Georgia. Because of restrictions established by the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), Davis will have to meet a number of conditions that were outlined by the 11th Circuit in their order staying the execution if he is to secure a new trial. The first condition, which Davis has already met, limits the granting of a stay when an inmate is filing a second habeas corpus petition: ?A stay of execution pending disposition of a second or successive federal habeas petition should be granted only where there are ?substantial grounds upon which relief might be granted...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on November 24, 2008 (boomark / email).