Troy Anthony Davis Not Found Innocent
U.S. District Judge William T. Moore Jr. said Troy Anthony Davis failed to prove his innocence.
Moore had been deliberating since a June hearing, the only one of its kind in 50 years that was ordered by the U. S. Supreme Court. Seven of the nine witnesses against Troy Davis had recanted their testimony, and one of the witnesses was said to have confessed to the killing of Savannah, Georgia police officer Mark MacPhail.
Davis, who has been on death row now for 19 years, has only one final appeal left before he could be executed.
The problem in the hearing from the beginning was trying to prove Davis innocent. The accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty, but after conviction in a murder case it becomes extremely difficult to correct an error of justice. This is largely due to a Newt Gingrich-championed law, the so-called Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) of 1996.
The defense had hoped they could at least get a new trial. Legal experts could not determine how the law should be applied; another example of how America's laws have become so complex and confusing that not even legal experts can figure them out.
Moore did suggest in a footnote that Davis appeal directly to the U. S. Supreme Court.
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Comments
How can you prove you're innocent? Real life is not Doc Sloan! This is just wrong. He deserves a new trial!
Posted by: Marie Gilbert | September 1, 2010 08:03 AM
The law is unfair and an innocent man's life might be lost. I believe Marie. He should be freed or at least get a new trial.
Posted by: TawTew the Naturally Perfumed | September 2, 2010 10:59 PM
It was a rigged test and an unfair competition. You can't prove someone innocent you can only prove someone else guilty.
Posted by: George Willis | September 4, 2010 06:12 AM
He had a chance at innocent until proven guilty, and then got a second chance. The evidence in his defense just isn't there. If you kill someone, you should be killed, as the Bible tells us. "Life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth."
Posted by: Christian Andy | September 5, 2010 05:48 AM
We must beware:
the law's unfair.
It's easy to see
he should be free!
Posted by: MJ Lover | September 5, 2010 10:44 PM
I said all I'm going to say on this.
Posted by: Tom T. Trucker | September 14, 2010 04:23 PM
Anything new on Troy?
Posted by: Masha Redhair | October 2, 2010 09:58 AM