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Director of National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Reflects on the 132nd Death Row Exoneration

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

On May 14, Diann Rust-Tierney wrote a compelling article for The Huffington Post concerning the Paul House case and its implications for other cases of possible innocence, specifically the case of Troy Davis. Davis currently sits on Georgia's death row and is awaiting a decision in his case by the U.S. Supreme Court. If the Court refuses to hear his case or otherwise grant relief, his execution date could be set at any time. Read full article hereIn 1991, Troy was convicted in the murder of off-duty police officer Mark MacPhail largely on the basis of eyewitness testimony - no physical evidence links him to the crime. Since his trial, seven of nine eyewitnesses have recanted their original statements, yet federal law prevents these new eyewitness statements from being heard...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on May 18, 2009 (boomark / email).