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Georgia Supreme Court to Troy Davis: Innocence doesn't matter

By "Persian Cowboy"

Capital Defense Weekly just reported that the Georgia Supreme Court denied a new trial for Troy Davis. According to Karl Keys, "In a sharp 4-3 decision the Georgia Supreme Court denies relief over a strong claim of innocence. The evidence of innocence, the majority holds, comes too late." For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying Davis?s extraordinary motion for new trial without first conducting a trial.. . . Davis?s extraordinary motion for new trial relied primarily on affidavit testimony consisting of four types, recantations by trial witnesses, statements recounting alleged admissions of guilt by Coles, statements that Coles disposed of a handgun following the murder, and an alleged eyewitness account...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on March 17, 2008 (boomark / email).