Troy Davis has been denied what is likely his last chance at clemency by the Georgia Board of Pardons & Paroles. I'm guessing that President Obama is his last hope, and the chances of that happening in this particular year are next to nothing.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/20/report-death-row-inmate-davis-denied-clemency/
Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Friday, October 24, 2008
Troy Davis Update
Troy Davis will not die on Monday. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay on execution for Troy so that lawyers from both sides can draft briefs regarding whether Troy meets the requirements for further Federal review. This is EXCELLENT news!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
USCC Ruling on Troy Davis
Here is an article from the Associated Press on the USSC's ruling as to Troy Davis. Troy Davis sits on Georgia's death row. His case has received a lot of attention because of what appear to be credible claims of innocence. I have posted on Troy many times before (tag = Troy Davis), and I believe his case is a prime example of why the death penalty should be abolished.*
Sadly, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Troy's case. The Court had granted him a last minute (quite literally) stay on September 23 when he was last scheduled to be executed to determine whether it should hear his case regarding his innocence claims. It appears that not enough of the Court's members agree that review is necessary.
In light of the USSC's decision, Georgia will now schedule another execution date for Troy. It remains to be seen if there are any more options for Troy. It may be up to the Governor (or perhaps his defense team has another option in mind). I will keep you posted.
*There are many reasons I believe the death penalty should be abolished. The primary reasons are (1) the fact that State killing is bad public policy, generally, and does not jive with any of the theories of our justice system (save for perhaps retribution and revenge); (2) our justice system is full of too many holes to assure that the death penalty is applied only to the guilty or applied uniformly and consistently (i.e. without concerns over race, class, or other "status"); and (3) the killing of any human being is a moral outrage and no person should be murdered by the government, no matter how guilty. Troy's case is a prime example of the failures of the death penalty for all three of these points (and many more).
Sadly, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Troy's case. The Court had granted him a last minute (quite literally) stay on September 23 when he was last scheduled to be executed to determine whether it should hear his case regarding his innocence claims. It appears that not enough of the Court's members agree that review is necessary.
In light of the USSC's decision, Georgia will now schedule another execution date for Troy. It remains to be seen if there are any more options for Troy. It may be up to the Governor (or perhaps his defense team has another option in mind). I will keep you posted.
*There are many reasons I believe the death penalty should be abolished. The primary reasons are (1) the fact that State killing is bad public policy, generally, and does not jive with any of the theories of our justice system (save for perhaps retribution and revenge); (2) our justice system is full of too many holes to assure that the death penalty is applied only to the guilty or applied uniformly and consistently (i.e. without concerns over race, class, or other "status"); and (3) the killing of any human being is a moral outrage and no person should be murdered by the government, no matter how guilty. Troy's case is a prime example of the failures of the death penalty for all three of these points (and many more).
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Troy Anthony Davis
Breaking news: The United States Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution for Troy Davis (Georgia). See below for more information on Troy's case and his credible claims of innocence. This is great news!
Update 9/25/2008: Here is a link to a good column by Amy Goodman (Democracy Now) on Troy Davis's case and why he deserves a new trial.
Update 9/25/2008: Here is a link to a good column by Amy Goodman (Democracy Now) on Troy Davis's case and why he deserves a new trial.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Troy Davis
I've come out of the shadows for a moment to pass on this bit of devestating news about Troy Davis. As you may have heard, the Georgia Supreme Court denied his request for a new trial. Please see this posting at Amnesty International and take action if you are able. As you can see below in my prior postings, Troy has a credible claim of innocence. Without a new trial, its possible the State of Georgia will execute an innocent man.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Troy Davis, Darrell Grayson etc.
I have been meaning to update lately, in particular to update on the case of Troy Davis and to write one of my informal "obits" for Darrell Grayson (which, trust me, will be a not-as-typical entry). I will get to the posting for Darrell shortly.
In the meantime...
Troy Davis has been granted a hearing by the Georgia Supreme Court. For more information on Troy's case and the hearing please see Karl's blog entries at Capital Defense Weekly and the NCADP blog. Amnesty International also has a posting.
In the meantime...
Troy Davis has been granted a hearing by the Georgia Supreme Court. For more information on Troy's case and the hearing please see Karl's blog entries at Capital Defense Weekly and the NCADP blog. Amnesty International also has a posting.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Troy Davis - Stay Granted
The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles has granted Troy Davis a 90 day stay of execution (Troy Davis was scheduled to be executed today). Several witnesses spoke before the Board yesterday in an effort to see Troy's execution date stayed (or commuted all together). The Board decided it wanted to hear more about Troy's case and the evidence that he may have been wrongfully convicted. Troy now has 90 days to continue to press his case.
As you can imagine, Troy's family and legal team are ecstatic. This stay will hopefully give them enough time to prepare (90 days is not that much) an all out attack on Troy's original conviction and convince the powers that be at the Georgia Paroles Board (or elsewhere) to commute Troy's sentence.
For more information, please see this article in the Washington Post.
As you can imagine, Troy's family and legal team are ecstatic. This stay will hopefully give them enough time to prepare (90 days is not that much) an all out attack on Troy's original conviction and convince the powers that be at the Georgia Paroles Board (or elsewhere) to commute Troy's sentence.
For more information, please see this article in the Washington Post.
Monday, July 16, 2007
TalkLeft on Troy Davis
As of right now, the State of Georgia is still scheduled to execute Troy Davis tomorrow. I don't have a lot of time to post today, but please take a look at this blog entry on TalkLeft, it contains a lot of good information on Troy's case.
Hat tip to the folks at TalkLeft.
Hat tip to the folks at TalkLeft.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Troy Anthony Davis
The family of and attorneys for Troy Davis of Georgia are pumping up their efforts to save his life and potentially clear his name. Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed by the State of Georgia next week.
Davis was convicted of killing a Savannah police officer in 1991. His trial was based almost exclusively on witness testimony, and of the nine individuals who testified against him, seven have now recanted claiming they were "intimidated" by the investigating officers. There is no physical evidence. One of the two remaining witnesses is himself a suspect and has been implicated in the murder by numerous others.
Davis has attempted habeas corpus petitions and state appeals. His first habeas petition was handled by underfunded defense attorneys without capability to properly investigate and his follow up was dismissed for [alleged] procedural insufficiency.
The last quote from the article linked below is the one that scares me the most:
"The execution of an innocent man is not unconstitutional," said Jason Ewart, Davis' attorney, "so we face an uphill battle."
(Information gathered from the LA Times.)
Folks, Troy Davis may very well be innocent. At the very least, he was sentenced to death on the word of several clearly unreliable witnesses without additional corroboration (no murder weapon or DNA, etc.). If you can, please contact the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Governor's office, etc. to voice your objections. For those of you in Georgia, your voice will mean even more.
Davis was convicted of killing a Savannah police officer in 1991. His trial was based almost exclusively on witness testimony, and of the nine individuals who testified against him, seven have now recanted claiming they were "intimidated" by the investigating officers. There is no physical evidence. One of the two remaining witnesses is himself a suspect and has been implicated in the murder by numerous others.
Davis has attempted habeas corpus petitions and state appeals. His first habeas petition was handled by underfunded defense attorneys without capability to properly investigate and his follow up was dismissed for [alleged] procedural insufficiency.
The last quote from the article linked below is the one that scares me the most:
"The execution of an innocent man is not unconstitutional," said Jason Ewart, Davis' attorney, "so we face an uphill battle."
(Information gathered from the LA Times.)
Folks, Troy Davis may very well be innocent. At the very least, he was sentenced to death on the word of several clearly unreliable witnesses without additional corroboration (no murder weapon or DNA, etc.). If you can, please contact the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Governor's office, etc. to voice your objections. For those of you in Georgia, your voice will mean even more.
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