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Troy Davis presents his case

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

The Troy Davis evidentiary hearing began today: On Wednesday, the courtroom fell silent as Davis entered from a side door. Davis, dressed in a white, prison-issued shirt and pants with blue trim, smiled briefly at his mother before sitting down at the defense table. His defense team says seven of nine eye witnesses at Davis’s original trial in 1991 have recanted their testimony.  On Wednesday, they called four witnesses who had testified in 1991 and who told the court that Davis was not the killer.  They also called two witnesses who said that another man had confessed to them he was the one who killed Officer MacPhail. Several of the original trial witnesses said they had felt intimidated by police to name Davis, and one said he had been beaten by police the night of the murder...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on June 23, 2010 (boomark / email).