URGENT: Act NOW for Troy Davis!!!

[nattyreb]

STOP LEGAL LYNCHINGS!
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Troy Davis came within 24 hours of execution in July, 2007 before
receiving a temporary stay of execution. But the Georgia Supreme Court
denied Mr. Davis’ motion for a new trial and now he faces execution on
September 23. Troy Davis was sentenced to death for the murder of Police
Officer Mark MacPhail in Georgia. The case against him consisted
entirely of witness testimony which contained inconsistencies even
during the trial. Since then, all but two of the state's nine 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.

Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed by the state of Georgia on
September 23, even though his serious claims of innocence havenever been
heard in court.

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Troy Davis was convicted of murder solely on the basis of witness
testimony, and seven of the nine non-police witnesses have since
recanted or changed their testimony, several citing police coercion.
Others have signed affidavits implicating one of the remaining two
witnesses as the actual killer. But due to an increasingly restrictive
appeals process, none of this new evidence has ever been heard in court.
On July 16, 2007, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles stayed Troy
Davis' execution, stating that it would "not allow an execution to
proceed in this State unless and until its members are convinced that
there is no doubt as to the guilt of the accused" (emphasis added). The
failure of courts to hear the compelling evidence of innocence in this
case means that massive doubts about Troy Davis' guilt will remain
unresolved.

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SOMETHING!!