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| Groups protest as execution nears |
| By AFP |
| Published: 09/23/2008 |
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GEORGIA - Lawyers and activists scrambled to get an 11th-hour stay of execution for a Georgia man due to be put to death Tuesday, despite strong doubts over his conviction for the murder of a policeman. "The execution of Troy Davis, a possibly innocent man on Georgia's death row, is set to go forward despite the fact that seven out of nine eye witnesses have recanted or changed their testimony," Sarah Totonchi, chairwoman of Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, told AFP by phone. The original witness testimonies were the backbone of the prosecution's case against Davis because of the absence of a murder weapon, fingerprints and DNA. "No court has ever heard the new evidence. To be this late in the game and still be looking at issues of whether or not the person did it is truly outrageous," said Totonchi. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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