Friday, September 12, 2008
News Troy Davis denied clemency
Posted by Ken Edelstein on Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 9:00 PM
From the AJC:
The state Board of Pardons and Paroles on Friday refused to grant clemency to convicted cop killer Troy Anthony Davis even though seven of the nine witnesses against him have since recanted.
This looks like his last chance. He's scheduled to be executed Sept. 23.
One of the two who did not change their story, Sylvester “Redd” Coles, was at the scene and later told police Davis was the shooter. New witnesses now say Coles confessed to them that he killed MacPhail, and others say Coles had a gun immediately after the shooting —- contrary to what Coles testified at trial.
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