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The Troy Davis Case in Georgia

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has, "Condemned cop killer denied new trial."  The Georgia state Supreme Court ruling is here.The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday, by a 4-3 vote, rejected Troy Anthony Davis' bid for a new trial, keeping the condemned cop killer who claims he is innocent on death row. Davis was sentenced to death in Chatham County for the murder of Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail. Since his trial 17 years ago, seven witnesses used by prosecutors to convict Davis have recanted their testimony. We simply cannot disregard the jury's verdict in this case," Justice Harold Melton wrote for the majority. He was joined by Justices George Carley, Harris Hines and Hugh Thompson. "We conclude that Davis has failed to show that these alleged recantations support his extraordinary motion for new trial," the ruling said...continue to full post

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