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The state of Georgia is preparing to execute a man whose guilt is very doubtful.

Details at http://action.aclu.org/savetroy

Yow.

Thanks for sharing, Kid Charlemagne.

Update - the Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution and the New York Times article I read said they would decide by Monday whether to order a new trial. If no new trial is ordered the stay is terminated. I've been following this in the Atlanta paper and it sounds like his conviction was pretty dubious.

Update - The Supreme Court has yet to issue a decision. Possibily *this* coming Monday.

Alas, the execution is now set for 10/27/08.

Appeals to the Pardons and Paroles board can still be sent from http://action.aclu.org/savetroy

What would Valor do?

The US 11th Dist. Court of Appeals has issued a 25-day stay of execution.

The state of Georgia is still seeking to execute the dubiously guilty Mr. Davis:

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/si...179&template=x.ascx&action=11448

There's also the case of Lori Berenson:

http://www.freelori.org/index.html

What would he do, you ask?

He would remember the moment until he gets out of the Phantom Zone, and then commandeer a time bubble back to our century and stop it, by breaking bones if necessary! As a rule, explanations always come AFTER the blows are dealt.

The state of Georgia is still going about its dirty work, in zombielike fashion, of trying to kill Mr. Davis, whose guilt is dubious at best.

The link lets you send an e-mail to the governor.

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/si...179&template=x.ascx&action=12168

Done.

Thanks.

Georgia's still at it. Persistence is not always a virtue.

http://action.aclu.org/savetroy

I don't know why AI sent me another link for Mr. Davis this soon, but here it is:

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/si...;ICID=D0906A01&tr=y&auid=4922153

I once supported the death penalty, until I learned how often the guilt of the convicted person was dubious.

I actually think it is probably justified in certain extreme cases (Ted Bundy, for example), but I tend to think there's far more risk in abusing it than in not applying it when appropriate. I think the purpose of "punishment" should be rehabilitation rather than retribution or prevention, so unless somebody is just so screwed up mentally that nothing can be done to help them, it's hard to justify that sort of response to their crimes.

Meanwhile, in Missouri, a DIFFERENT dubiously guilty man is set to die June 17:

https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advoca...amp;JServSessionIdr011=osat65lvj5.app24a

An appeals court overturned the death penalty, how did it get reinstated? Can a superior court do that?


Thanks for bringing these to the fore KC. I've never been a fan of the death penalty. Not a fan of clubhouse prisons, three meals, recreation... either and I'm not aware of a better system but there's an obvious (to me) problem when the person who is counted on to determine clemency is the former prosecutor.

Bringing attention to these "dubious" cases is improving the justice system but I'd feel more than a bit guilty sending that message, which makes claims about which I have no knowledge. I'm not sure what ACLU hopes to accomplish with that and what weight could it possibly hold if sent by a non-resident of Mo.?

Having been on boards for charities, the letter has a familier ring to it that I've seen from several directors (must be a university class in it lol). As the ACLU never actually provided the address so that a person could send it directly, I'm not sure that it is so much intended for the Governor of Missouri as it is self-serving for the ACLU, using this case to try and collect addresses and emails for fundraising perhaps? hmmmm...

There's an ACLU summary of Sotomayer on their site; interesting 70 page read. I skimmed it, but looks like it's worth an afternoon read.

Some encouraging news on the Davis case: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear his appeal when it reconvenes in September. In case the Court does not overturn his conviction, here is a link to the office of the new DA in Savannah, who has the authority to order a new investigation:

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/si...;ICID=A0906A01&tr=y&auid=5030305

Got an e-mail from Amnesty Int'l regarding Troy's case:

Fingers crossed.

I heard a report on the Supreme Court ruling yesterday. It was a bit disturbing in that Scalia doesn't really seem worried that a potentially innocent man could be executed as long as the original trial had not legal errors. May I also add that if Davis did not do it, there's a cop-killer out there who has gone unpunished and to me that's unacceptable.

*sigh* Here we go again, folks.

Mr. Davis hasn't run out of appeals yet, but his latest one was rejected.

Petition to protest dubious conviction and sentence:

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/si...179&template=x.ascx&action=12970

And here we go again, folks.

Davis could be set to die as early as September.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/cases/usa-troy-davis

Seriously, Georgia, WHAT THE SPROCK?!?

The "justice" system of the state of Georgia reminds me of a zombie, in its mindless persistence.

Davis is set to be executed Sept. 21.

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/si...ce=W1109EADP01&tr=y&auid=9445278

Just heard the news.