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11th Circuit Raises Big Questions by Delving Into Death Row Case

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=120242618790311th Circuit Raises Big Questions by Delving Into Death Row CaseAlyson M. PalmerFulton County Daily ReportNovember 21, 2008When the U.S. Supreme Court last month refused to hear the case of Troy Anthony Davis, whose claims of innocence had delayed the lethal injection he was to undergo for killing a Savannah, Ga., police officer, the efforts of his lawyers and activists supporting him were pronounced a failure.But three days before Davis' execution, a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a stay -- a "drastic measure" under the circumstances, the judges said. While the judges could have made a final decision based on the written briefs filed since the Oct. 24 stay, on Wednesday the panel ordered Davis' lawyers and those for the state of Georgia to present oral argument Dec...continue to full post

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