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The Troy Davis Case in Georgia

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This controversial case is getting attention, but unless the courts decide to examine his claims of innocence Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed tomorrow evening in Georgia. Atlanta's alt-weekly, Creative Loafing, has, "Big support for Troy Davis," on its website today.Troy Anthony Davis, who is scheduled for execution tomorrow despite a heap of evidence that suggests he might be innocent, has gathered the support of former President Jimmy Carter, Nobel Peace Prize-winner Desmond Tutu, Pope Benedict XVI, the Rev. Al Sharpton, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Libertarian presidential hopeful Bob Barr, and New York Times columnist Bob Herbert.Bob Herbert's New York Times OpEd column, "What's the Rush?," was published Saturday.Troy Davis, who was convicted of shooting a police officer to death in the parking lot of a Burger King in Savannah, Ga...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 22, 2008 (boomark / email).