Reaction to the execution of Troy Davis was swift and furious from death-penalty critics and others who believe the Georgia man’s murder conviction was tainted by too much doubt. Davis’s supporters, ...

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Members of the NAACP, Color of Change and Amnesty International are rallying together one last time to gain support for Georgia inmate Troy Davis, who is soon expected to face his fourth execution ...

(The Root) — The crushing image of a sobbing Elijah West captured the collective sorrow of people across the globe a year ago when word spread that a Georgia Parole Board had denied clemency for his ...

Two defense lawyers say Georgia's board of pardons has rejected a bid to spare the life of Troy Davis, who has attracted high-profile support for his claim that he was wrongly convicted of killing a ...

Troy Anthony Davis almost certainly is innocent, but that has not stopped the State of Georgia from giving him a new execution date: September 23, 2008. A hearing on his case is scheduled before the ...

ATLANTA AP - With less than half a day left to live, Troy Davis faced execution Wednesday despite a furious campaign in the U.S. and Europe to win clemency for the 1989 slaying of a Georgia policeman ...

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COLUMBUS, GA (WTOC/WTVM) - On Tuesday, Troy Anthony Davis is scheduled to die for killing a Savannah police officer. Davis was convicted of murdering officer Mark MacPhail in 1989. Last week, the ...