More Than Enough Rope

Snarky thoughts on the legal issues that catch my fickle fancy. The death penalty, free speech, and anything else that happens to tweak my interest on any given day, when I should be studying for the bar, is fair game.

Name: Dorothy
Location: Somewhere in the 9th Circuit, United States

You're welcome to draw your own conclusions about my education, but I do have a couple of pieces of paper that say I was there, and a mid-sized student loan debt to prove it. My beliefs and opinions are colored by my place in the world, and I recognize that. I'm a parent, female, 30-something, socially liberal, fiscally moderate, slightly cynical, opinionated, judgmental, book-loving, political, and constantly asking "why?"

Friday, July 13, 2007

Troy Anthony Davis Execution Set for Next Week

The execution of Troy Anthony Davis for the murder of Georgia policeman Mark Allen McPhail has been set to occur between 7/17 and 7/24. The execution warrant can be seen here.
In spite of claims that he committed two shootings in fairly rapid succession, Davis had no gunshot residue on his hands. The murder weapon was never recovered. There was no DNA, of course. Nothing links Davis to this crime other than the questionable testimony of 9 individuals. Seven of these people have recanted their testimony. And, of the remaining two witnesses, one is the man that many suspect actually committed the murder, and the other has only ever claimed that she saw the color of the shooter's clothes.
But, it's not likely that a court is going to hear about the evidence that was unavailable up until after Davis had exhausted his appeal in state courts.
Anyway, here's a link to additional information about Davis and the case against him from Amnesty International. And another from the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.
Raul Ruiz received a stay, baruch H-shem, perhaps Davis will as well.

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