Troy Davis Execution Plea Rejected

Here we go again. Three weeks after temporarily sparing a Georgia inmate from the death penalty, the United States Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear his appeal, a decision that will probably lead to a quick execution.

I don't know about humanity. The people that should have been executed (and we stop funding their prison stay) like Charles Manson are still there mocking he system.

In Mr. Davis case, recently seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted their testimony, with two claiming that the police had pressured them to testify against him. Prosecutors presented no physical evidence and no murder weapon, and three witnesses have said another man admitted to the murder.

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Justice? What is that?

Georgia man gets stay of execution

AP News has confirmed that the State Supreme Court has given a last-minute reprieve to a Georgia man less than two hours before he was to be executed for the 1989 slaying of an off-duty police officer.

Supporters of 39-year-old Troy Davis have called for a new trial as several witnesses have recanted their testimony. Protesters had arrived by the busload to protest the execution, carrying signs with slogans like ``Justice for Troy Davis'' and wearing blue T-shirts emblazoned with ``I am Troy Davis.''

The Rev. Al Sharpton had accompanied members of Davis' family to the protest, including Davis' mother, Virginia.

I think before they kill any man that was put on death row to 20 years ago, they need to review the case wth the current technology (forensics) available. Some Cold Cases have been solved with new evidence, so why can' the folks on death row be given the same consideration.