Innocence
,May 28, 2014
I Am Troy Davis is a recent book by Jen Marlowe and Troy Davis’ sister, Martina Davis-Correia, that tells the story of a possibly innocent man who was executed in Georgia in 2011.
Innocence
,United States Supreme Court
,Jul 08, 2010
Briefs from both parties in the Troy Davis case were filed in the U.S. District Court in Savannah, Georgia, on July 7, 2010. The federa…
Innocence
,Nov 20, 2008
Attorneys for Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis will have the opportunity to argue before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on December 9 in Atlanta. The Court will hear arguments on whether D…
Innocence
,Clemency
,Sep 20, 2011
After a hearing on September 19, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency to Troy Davis who is facing execution on September 21, despite presentation of testimony casting doubt on his guilt. Brian …
Innocence
,Feb 04, 2009
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 11th Circuit. International interest has co…
Innocence
,United States Supreme Court
,Dec 22, 2009
New evidence in the Troy Davis case in Georgia has recently emerged, further implicating another suspect in the murder of off-duty police officer Mark Allen MacPhail. In 1991, Davis was sentenced to death for offi…
Innocence
,New Voices
,Jun 02, 2009
Former Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia has called for a full court hearing on the new evidence offered by death row inmate Troy Davis regarding his possible innocence. Davis’s attorneys have submitted a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court requestin…
Innocence
,Clemency
,New Voices
,Sep 16, 2011
William S. Sessions, the former director of the FBI and a former federal judge and prosecutor, recently wrote an op-ed calling for the commutation of Troy Davis’s death sentence to life in prison without parole. W…
Innocence
,New Voices
,Jun 25, 2010
Judge Norman Fletcher served on the Georgia Supreme Court and was in the majority that upheld Troy Davis’s original conviction and death sentence on direct appeal. However, Judge Fletcher has note…
Innocence
,United States Supreme Court
,Oct 07, 2008
The United States Supreme Court is currently considering whether to hear the case of Troy Davis or to allow his execution to go forward. The Court stayed his execution on September 23, less than two hours before i…
Religion
,New Voices
,Sep 29, 2011
In response to the executions of Troy Davis and Lawrence Brewer on September 21, over 150 Catholic theologians have signed a statement calling for the abolition of the death penalty in United States. The theologians stated: “[W]e …
Innocence
,Clemency
,Apr 17, 2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied habeas corpus relief to a Georgia death row inmate who claims he is innocent and who has received international support. In a 2 – 1 decision, the court held that Troy…
Innocence
,Sep 11, 2008
Troy Davis has been scheduled for execution on September 23 in Georgia, despite serious doubts about his guilt. The state Parole Board has scheduled a clemency hearing on September 12 to review evidence relat…
Innocence
,Clemency
,Sep 12, 2011
Georgia death row inmate 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 pres…
Innocence
,Representation
,United States Supreme Court
,Executions Overview
,Sep 21, 2011
Desert Storm veteran Cleve Foster (pictured), who faced execution in Texas for the third time this year for a murder nearly a decade ago, was granted another stay by the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept…
Innocence
,United States Supreme Court
,Aug 17, 2009
On August 17 the United States Supreme Court ordered a new evidentiary hearing for Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis, whose case has drawn worldwide attention because of new evidence of his possible innocence. F…
