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On
Friday, September 12, the Georgia Board of
Pardon and Paroles voted to deny clemency for
Troy Anthony Davis. Troy Davis is still
scheduled to be executed by the state of Georgia
on September 23, even though his serious claims
of innocence have never been heard in court.
Urge the board
to reconsider its decision today!
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.
Take action and
then forward this action to ten friends!
The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles gave no
reason for its denial of Troy Davis' clemency
petition, yet Board members do have the
authority to reconsider their decision. On July
16, 2007, the Board did stay 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"
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