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Oh Georgia: Dubious conviction of Troy Davis to stand

By Gideon

The Georgia Supreme Court issued a 4-3 opinion today, essentially affirming Troy Davis’ conviction. Troy Davis, you will remember, was granted a stay of execution by the Georgia Board of Parole and received a letter of support from The Pope. EyeID explains: According to the court, statements by a slew of witnesses who claimed that they had lied at trial under police pressure were insufficient to support a finding that a different result would likely be reached if the case were subjected to read more

Full post as published by A Public Defender on March 17, 2008 (boomark / email).