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The next chapter in the Troy Davis story begins

By Douglas A. Berman

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has this story, headlined "Troy Davis case treads new legal ground," which details how the Troy Davis case will be proceeding in the district court after it was transfered there by the Supreme Court: A federal judge in Savannah has directed parties in the Troy Davis death-penalty case to give him their positions as to whether a ?free-standing actual innocence claim? is recognized by the U.S. Constitution. In a three-page order issued late Wednesday, Chief U.S. District Judge William T. Moore Jr. said he is following instructions from the nation?s highest court.... Moore, who was assigned the case, ordered state attorneys to submit their legal briefs to him in 45 days. He gave Davis? lawyers another 45 days to respond...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 27, 2009 (boomark / email).