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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Troy Davis

Troy Davis stories: 4 news summaries
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Court Tests Limit on Death Penalty Appeals

Constitution doesn't forbid executing the innocent: Scalia

Aug 18, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court’s ruling that Troy Davis deserves a new hearing raises questions about how far the legal system is willing to go to make sure an executed man is actually guilty, writes David Von Drehle for Time. Under a 1996 law limiting death-penalty appeals, Davis is out of... More »

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death penalty • Antonin Scalia • murder • execution • US Court of Appeals • John Paul Stevens • US Supreme Court • Troy Davis

Ga. Death Row Inmate Wins New Hearing

Supreme Court gives convicted cop killer a stay of execution

Aug 17, 09 12:42 PM CDT
(AP) - The Supreme Court says condemned inmate Troy Davis should get another chance to prove his innocence before the state of Georgia executes him. The high court today ordered a federal judge in Georgia to determine whether there is evidence that proves Davis did not kill a police officer in 1991.... More »

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death penalty • execution • death row • cop killer • John Paul Stevens • US Supreme Court • Troy Davis

Court Refuses Davis Case; 'Too Fat' Cooey Executed

Decision opens path to controversial Georgia execution

Oct 14, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court refused today to decide whether executing an individual backed by a strong claim to innocence violates the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The rejection paves the way for the execution of Troy Anthony Davis, accused of murdering a Georgia policeman.... More »

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murder • rape • capital punishment • cruel and unusual punishment • US Supreme Court • Troy Davis

Ga. Won't Stay Execution Despite Witness Reversals

Carter, clergy, NAACP have asked for life sentence for Troy Davis

Sep 23, 08 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man sentenced to die tonight in Georgia is looking to the US Supreme Court after the state’s parole board and top court rejected clemency yesterday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Troy Anthony Davis was convicted in 1991 for murdering a police officer, but seven prosecution witnesses have since recanted... More »

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death penalty • Pope Benedict XVI • Jimmy Carter • murder • Georgia • NAACP • Troy Davis

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