Dear Phoebe,
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined
to hear Troy Anthony Davis' appeal. His
fate is back in the hands of Georgia
authorities who may seek a new
execution date at any time.
The Supreme Court's decision to deny
Troy Davis' petition means that
no
court of law will ever hold a hearing
on the witnesses who have recanted their
trial testimony in sworn affidavits.
Doubts about his guilt raised by these
multiple witness recantations will never
be resolved. An execution under such a
cloud of doubt would undermine public
confidence in the state's criminal
justice system and would be a grave
miscarriage of justice.
The
state of Georgia can still do the
responsible thing and prevent the
execution of Troy Davis:
