USA - Georgia. Troy Davis To Have Additional Clemency Hearing

Troy Davis To Have Additional Clemency Hearing. Troy Davis will have a third clemency hearing before the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles on September 19, two days before his scheduled execution. The hearing will allow Davis to present witnesses the Board did not hear from in prior hearings as well as "renewed claims of innocence" regarding his conviction for killing police officer Mark Allen MacPhail in 1989. Doubts about Davis' guilt were raised when some prosecution witnesses changed their stories after giving testimony against Davis, including accusations pointing to another suspect as the triggerman. The U.S. Supreme Court granted Davis an evidentiary hearing on his new evidence before a federal court judge. After the hearing, District Court Judge William Moore said "the State's case may not be ironclad," but nevertheless concluded that Davis had not convincingly proved his innocence. On July 15, 2007 (see), the Pardons Board halted Davis's execution because of unresolved doubts about his guilt. Ultimately, on Sept. 12, 2008 (see), they denied clemency. There are now 3 new members on the Pardons Board.