Month: September 2011
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Davis execution delayed for SCOTUS
News outlets are now reporting the Troy Anthony Davis has been delayed for now until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether it wants to intervene.
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Riot officers guarding Jackson prison
Officers in riot gear are guarding the state prison where Troy Anthony Davis is set to be executed, WSB-AM reported. Davis declined his last meal and the opportunity to make a final recorded statement, various outlets reported.
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Ga. Supreme Court denies stay of execution for Davis
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously denied a stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis. Davis, 42, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder of Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail. Specifically, the Court…
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Johnson wants state to reconsider clemency
ATLANTA — Three Congressmen, including one from Georgia, today asked the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles to reconsider clemency for convicted cop killer Troy Anthony Davis. Davis, 42, is set to be executed at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson for the August 1989 shooting death of off-duty Savannah police…
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Ga. PAP won’t reconsider Davis appeal
ATLANTA — The state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles won’t reconsider its decision to deny clemency for Troy Anthony Davis, the agency said Wednesday. Davis is scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m. tonight.
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Latest on the Troy Davis case
ATLANTA — Here are the latest updates on the Troy Davis Case: — Davis’ attorneys want a polygraph test to prove his innocence, WSB-AM reported this morning. Also see: http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2011/09/troy-davis-wants-polygraph-execution.html?s=newsletter&ed=2011-09-21&ana=e_atl_rdup — The New York Times reported: “But here, in this capital city of the Deep South, the case will continue to resonate as a barometer…
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Enjoy a national park for free on Saturday
ATLANTA — In honor of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees to encourage people to visit a national park. Fees are being waived at dozens of national parks nationwide that usually charge entry fees, according to the NPS. Park entrance fees generally range from $3 to $25. National…
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State denies clemency for Davis, faces Wednesday execution
ATLANTA — The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency for Troy Anthony Davis, seemingly paving the way for his Wednesday execution for the 1989 shooting death of an off-duty Savannah police officer. “The Board members have not taken their responsibility lightly and certainly understand the emotions attached to a death penalty case,”…
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Olens offers details on Davis case
Courtesy Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens offered the following information in the case against Troy Anthony Davis, who is currently scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m. on Wednesday: Scheduled Execution On September 6, 2011, the Superior Court of Chatham County filed an order, setting the seven-day window in which the…
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Reaction to Troy Davis decision (Take I)
ATLANTA — Here are various reactions to the state’s decision to deny clemency for Troy Anthony Davis “This is a sad, grim day in Georgia. … We have come a great distance in Georgia, but today we have demonstrated we still have a great distance to go before we build a society based on simple…