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TROY DAVIS? APPEAL FOR A NEW TRIAL DENIED

By "Persian Cowboy"

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On August 24, federal judge William Moore denied Troy Davis' petition for a new trial.Moore was ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court to hold a hearing on Troy's claim of innocence in the murder that sent him to death row. In June, Troy and his lawyers presented convincing evidence of that innocence at the two-day hearing in Savannah, Ga. Yet Judge Moore was unmoved by the testimony ruled and against Troy's petition.Troy was convicted largely on the basis of eyewitness testimony--no DNA connected him to the crime. During the hearing in June, most of the same witnesses from the original trial came forward to say that they were mistaken in originally identifying Troy. Other witnesses said that another man, Sylvester Coles, committed the crime...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on August 25, 2010 (boomark / email).

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