NAACP poster in memory of Troy Davis. Download and print one here.
For those of you unfamiliar with the Troy Davis case, I’ve posted about it many times in the past.
Troy Davis' sister has died
Amnesty International issued a statement Thursday night hailing Martina-Correia as a “Hero of the Human Rights Movement.”
“Our hearts are breaking over the loss of this extraordinary woman,” Amnesty International CEO Curt Goering wrote. “She fought to save her brother’s life with courage, strength and determination, every step of the way. She was a powerful example of how one person can make a difference as she led the fight for justice for Troy Davis, even as she endured her own decade-long battle with cancer. And despite the terrible blow of his execution, she remained brave and defiant to the core of her being, stating her conviction that one day his death would be the catalyst for ending the death penalty.”
(Source: azspot)
Too Much Doubt To Execute!!
Troy Davis was convicted of murdering a Georgia police officer in 1991. Nearly two decades later, Davis remains on death row — even though the case against him has fallen apart.
The case against him consisted entirely of witness testimony which contained inconsistencies even at the time of the trial. Since then, all but two of the state’s non-police witnesses from the trial have recanted or contradicted their testimony.
Many of these witnesses have stated in sworn affidavits that they were pressured or coerced by police into testifying or signing statements against Troy Davis.
One of the two witnesses who has not recanted his testimony is Sylvester “Red” Coles — the principle alternative suspect, according to the defense, against whom there is new evidence implicating him as the gunman. Nine individuals have signed affidavits implicating Sylvester Coles.An execution date for Troy Davis is scheduled for September 21, 2011.
Tomorrow. They’re going to kill him tomorrow.
This makes me feel so helpless. What can we even do? I mean, no really. What can I do?
http://action.naacp.org/page/s/petition-larry-chisolm
The DA is basically the last hope. Sign petition above.
I am sitting in my law school in the Innocence Project office. Our faculty advisor has been in tears all day. I can’t even imagine what Troy’s family is going through.
Signed. It takes all of thirty seconds.
(Source: wishbat)
Celebs, Politicans Rally to Stop Troy Davis Execution
Nobel Peace Prize recipients, celebrities, musicians, the Pope, a former president (and probably your neighbor) rally to stop the execution of Troy Davis.
Add your voice and spread the word!
Troy Davis is set to be executed on September 21st.
Please click through to send a message to the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles to prevent this execution. You can also send messages through Amnesty International USA.
Learn more about Troy Davis from Amnesty International USA, ACLU, and my previous posts.
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In this picture, the tiny figure in the parking lot across the street is approximately where Troy Davis was, and the camera is approximately where Dorothy Farrell was, when, according to her trial testimony, she saw his face at 1:30 am. (She, like most of the witnesses, has since recanted).
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Doubts about the reliability of the witnesses used to convict Troy Davis, and the quality of the investigation that produced those witnesses, are only heightened as we learn more about the unreliability of witness testimony itself. Yet another reason his execution must not be carried out.
Please take part in the Tweets for Troy campaign!
The state of Georgia has not yet sought a death warrant for Troy Davis, but that is only because they have not yet figured out exactly how to take his life. Since the DEA seized Georgia’s stash of sodium thiopental (the anesthetic the Peach State has used in all its lethal injections), state officials have been exploring their options, including using a new anesthetic, pentobarbital, that other killing states like Texas and Ohio have already begun using.
Georgia will work this out soon, and Troy Davis may be first in line to face execution under a presumably new protocol (despite the fact that serious doubts about his guilt have not gone away).
In other words, time is short, and we need to start building momentum now to stop this execution. Important moral leaders like the Pope, Jimmy Carter and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have spoken up, as have Georgia celebrities like Michael Stipe and the Indigo Girls. Hundreds of thousands of you have added your voices by writing, calling, emailing and faxing Georgia authorities.
Now, it’s time to Tweet.
(More of my posts about Troy Davis and the death penalty.)
Please pass this info along. A man’s life depends on it.
More posts about Troy Davis here.
Troy Davis Appeal Denied – Execution Date Could Loom
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Troy Davis’ appeals and set the stage for him to possibly face a fourth execution date. Davis will not be allowed to challenge the August 2010 ruling of the federal district court judge that he failed to establish his innocence, nor will he be able to challenge the standard used to make that ruling.
Doubts about Davis’ guilt, of course, have not been resolved, as most of the witnesses used to convict him continue to maintain that their trial testimony was false and, in many cases, coerced by Savannah police. With such witnesses as virtually the only evidence, the case against Troy Davis was always thin, but, ironically, that has meant that, once convicted, Davis has had little to draw on to prove his innocence. Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases, but, especially in this case, where the evidence available to establish either guilt or innocence is so flimsy, an execution would be a terrible miscarriage of justice.
This is seriously shitty news. Check out my previous posts about Troy Davis for more about this case.
Troy Davis was sentenced to death for the murder of Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail at a Burger King in Savannah, Georgia; a murder he maintains he did not commit. There was no physical evidence against him and the weapon used in the crime was never found. The case against him consisted entirely of witness testimony which contained inconsistencies even at the time of the trial. Since then, all but two of the state’s non-police witnesses from the trial have recanted or contradicted their testimony. Many of these witnesses have stated in sworn affidavits that they were pressured or coerced by police into testifying or signing statements against Troy Davis.
One of the two witnesses who has not recanted his testimony is Sylvester “Red” Coles – the principle alternative suspect, according to the defense, against whom there is new evidence implicating him as the gunman. Nine individuals have signed affidavits implicating Sylvester Coles.
On January 21, 2011, Troy Davis filed an appeal and a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the August, 2011 ruling against him by the federal district court.
Sign the petition opposing the death sentence for Troy Davis.
Troy Davis was sentenced to death for the murder of Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail at a Burger King in Savannah, Georgia; a murder he maintains he did not commit. There was no physical evidence against him and the weapon used in the crime was never found. The case against him consisted entirely of witness testimony which contained inconsistencies even at the time of the trial. Since then, all but two of the state’s non-police witnesses from the trial have recanted or contradicted their testimony. Many of these witnesses have stated in sworn affidavits that they were pressured or coerced by police into testifying or signing statements against Troy Davis.
One of the two witnesses who has not recanted his testimony is Sylvester “Red” Coles – the principle alternative suspect, according to the defense, against whom there is new evidence implicating him as the gunman. Nine individuals have signed affidavits implicating Sylvester Coles.
Troy Davis Case Background from Amnesty International USA
More in my previous posts.
