TN DEATH PENALTY BLOG
We are traveling through Tennessee's heartland and highways, meeting folks and starting conversations about our death penalty.
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Contributors
Monday, August 17, 2009
Troy Davis Gets New Hearing
Today the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a federal judge in Georgia to consider and rule on the claim of innocence in the murder case against Troy Anthony Davis. The Court told the District Court to “receive testimony and make findings of fact as to whether evidence that could have been obtained at the time of trial clearly establishes [Davis'] innocence.” Only two judges, Scalia and Thomas, dissented.
Read more here.
Congratulations to all those in Georgia and around the world who have worked tirelessly on Davis' behalf.
Read more here.
Congratulations to all those in Georgia and around the world who have worked tirelessly on Davis' behalf.
