GEORGIA (USA): TROY DAVIS EXECUTION SET FOR SEPTEMBER 21
Georgia corrections officials have set an execution date for a high-profile death
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Georgia corrections officials have set an execution date for a high-profile death row inmate who claims he’s innocent of killing a Savannah police officer.
The Department of Corrections said today that Troy Anthony Davis will be executed on Sept. 21 for the 1989 slaying of Mark MacPhail. It marks the 4th time since 2007 that state officials have set a date to execute Davis. The order comes after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution by refusing to overrule a federal judge who decided Davis failed to clear his name after getting a rare chance to prove his innocence.
Davis has become a focal point for anti-death penalty activists in the U.S. and abroad, attracting supporters including former President Jimmy Carter.
The Department of Corrections said today that Troy Anthony Davis will be executed on Sept. 21 for the 1989 slaying of Mark MacPhail. It marks the 4th time since 2007 that state officials have set a date to execute Davis. The order comes after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution by refusing to overrule a federal judge who decided Davis failed to clear his name after getting a rare chance to prove his innocence.
Davis has become a focal point for anti-death penalty activists in the U.S. and abroad, attracting supporters including former President Jimmy Carter.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Washington Post, CNN, Amnesty International, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 07/09/2011)
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