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World Wide Protest for Death Row Inmate Troy Davis

Thousands of people in 43 U.S. states and five continents participated in Amnesty International's "Global Day of Action," where people from all over the world protested the death sentence of Georgia man Troy Davis. The activists rallied in efforts to bring awareness and also pressure the state to overturn its decision.Davis and his attorneys made a last ditch effort to appeal his case in the U.S. Supreme Court on May 19. He was convicted of killing a Savannah police officer 20 years ago, however new evidence has surfaced which could potentially prove Davis' innocence, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.?Davis? new evidence eviscerates the state?s case against him,? the filing said. ?Despite substantial new evidence of his innocence, no court has ever held a hearing to assess the scores of new witnesses that show Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on May 22, 2009 (boomark / email).