MULTIMEDIA: Troy Davis Case Continues to Garner Widespread Attention

Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis was sched­uled to be exe­cut­ed numer­ous times in 2008, but each date was stayed. His case is cur­rent­ly under review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11^th Circuit. International inter­est has con­tin­ued to mount because of con­cerns about his pos­si­ble inno­cence. Most recent­ly, Amnesty International has assist­ed in prepar­ing a mul­ti­me­dia pre­sen­ta­tion about his case with the music group ​“State Radio.” The video may be viewed here. Davis’ case has gar­nered sup­port from many quar­ters, includ­ing for­mer President Jimmy Carter and the European Union. Davis’ orig­i­nal con­vic­tion was based pri­mar­i­ly on eye­wit­ness tes­ti­mo­ny. Since the 1991 tri­al, 7 of the 9 non-police eye­wit­ness­es have recant­ed their tes­ti­mo­ny, with some point­ing to another suspect.

(See Amnesty International USA Press Release, Feb. 3, 2009). See Multimedia and Innocence.