Troy Anthony Davis Hearing to be Held June 23, 2010
Troy Anthony Davis, the man who's been on death row for 19 years based on no physical evidence, finally has a hearing scheduled.
On June 23, attorneys for both sides can begin presenting evidence. Troy Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder of off-duty Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail. Since that time, seven of the nine witnesses against him recanted their testimony, and one of the remaining two was a possible suspect. The defense says it has nine new witnesses in Davis' support.
Under current federal law, it is extremely difficult to get a person convicted of murder a new hearing. According to several legal opinions, with the evidence now available Davis would very likely not have been convicted. But the so-called Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) of 1996, which was championed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, almost eliminated any chance for Davis.
You can see more on the coming hearing at http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2010-05-03/troy-davis-hearing-rescheduled-june-23. The hearing was originally set for June 30, but was rescheduled.
According to a July 11, 2007 article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, former FBI Director William Sessions, "The release of 124 death row inmates in the United States has made clear that the administration of the death penalty is not infallible."
Sessions also said, in regard to Troy Davis' case, "It would be intolerable to execute an innocent man. It would be equally intolerable to execute a man without his claims of innocence ever being considered by the courts or by the executive."
Anyone of us, at any time, could be arrested and tried and sentenced like Troy Anthony Davis.
To see all our entries on Troy Anthony Davis, click on http://loveshade.org/blog-mt/mt-search.fcgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=troy+anthony+davis
For background see http://truthinjustice.org/troy-davis.htm
To see more on Troy Anthony Davis, visit http://www.troyanthonydavis.org/
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Comments
First I hope he gets his trial, which still has not happened. Second I hope that he gets off if the new evidence merits it. It would be nice to have a little justic happen for once. Good luck Mr Davis.
Posted by: Vernon Avaritt | June 1, 2010 03:21 PM
I can't believe he's been locked up for 19 years and they didn't want to give him a chance. We shouldn't be killing anybody! If you lock somebody up and see you made a mistake at least you can let them go. But if they're dead they're dead!
We should get rid of the death penalty.
Posted by: Lorien Loveshade | June 1, 2010 04:23 PM
They should just let the poor man go. He's already been in for 19 years and the time he suffered through trial. We shouldn't be killing anybody. What is the reason for wasting a life?
Posted by: TawTew the Naturally Perfumed | June 3, 2010 06:50 PM
Thank you for covering Mr. Davis' case. You may be very interested in my blog, too.
Also, see these comments:
http://savannahnow.com/latest-news/2010-05-03/troy-davis-hearing-rescheduled-june-23
Thanks, and G_d bless.
Posted by: Saoirse | June 3, 2010 10:43 PM
I'm glad they're finally giving him a chance to prove himself. I hope it's a real chance and not just a coverup.
Posted by: Marie Gilbert | June 5, 2010 05:52 PM
We have to pause
at unjust laws.
Don't abort
his day in court.
Posted by: M J Lover | June 6, 2010 04:27 AM
I don't understand. There's no evidence but they want to kill him?
Posted by: Dharma | June 6, 2010 01:40 PM
The guy was convicted. People will tie up the courts forever trying to get out when they murdered somebody. Put him in the chair and get it over with.
Posted by: Tom T. Trucker | June 8, 2010 08:43 PM
Good luck!
Posted by: Zora | June 13, 2010 06:19 AM
Get Rid Of The Stupid (AEDPA). Laws Like That Are Made By People Who Want To Kill People. Let Them Kill Each Other And Leave The Rest Of Us Alone.
Posted by: Just Surfed On In | June 16, 2010 08:06 PM
The law pervades everything we do. Most of the time it improves our way of life by controlling our actions, and the actions of others. Other times the law is a convoluted, bloated and badly constructed waste of time. Dog law is currently in a bit of a mess, but is being reviewed in the shape of the Dog Control Bill. While still being read in parliament, it isn’t expected to need many reforms to become law.
Posted by: Dog Bite Law | November 18, 2010 04:44 PM