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!

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.