CrimProf Blog (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
From Examiner.com: The United States Supreme Court says it needs more time to look at an appeal from Georgia death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis. Davis, 39, was convicted of the 1989 shooting death of off-duty officer Mark Allen McPhail,...
SCOTUSblog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
The Supreme Court, opening a new Term Monday, took no action on an appeal testing whether it is unconstitutional to execute a death-row inmate who has a significant claim of innocence. The Court’s 82-page list of orders on pending cases contained no word on Troy Anthony Davis’ appeal, Davis v. Georgia (08-66). The Court granted no [...]
Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
The waiting continues. Condemned murderer Troy Anthony Davis was returned to his death-row cell Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court told lawyers not to expect anything before Wednesday. Davis, 39, remains under a death sentence for the slaying of off-duty Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail on Aug. 19, 1989.
Sons Of Sam (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Savannah Morning News Condemned murderer Troy Anthony Davis escaped execution today after the U.S. Supreme Court informed lawyers there would be no decision on his case before Wednesday. Davis avoided execution by lethal injection last Tuesday when the high court issued a stay. That stay will remain in effect until the high court takes the Davis case for review and rules or until they deny his review...
ajc.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
When the U.S. Supreme Court meets Monday to decide Troy Anthony Davis' fate, its nine justices face a fairly straightforward question: Is there sufficient doubt about Davis' guilt to warrant further scrutiny of his case?
ESPN (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Rutgers suspended leading receiver Kenny Britt and highly regarded starting left tackle Anthony Davis for Saturday's game against Morgan State for an undisclosed violation of team policy.
Semidi (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
1. Troy Anthony Davis received a last minute stay of execution from the SCOTUS on Tuesday night. 2. John McCain admitted that he isn’t up to the 24/7 relentless and multiple demands of the Presidency. However, it’s a cute way to shield Palin from the press — even though it underscores her lack of readiness to [...]
Truthdig (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Troy Anthony Davis was scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday. Two hours before the state of Georgia was to execute him, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay until Monday. It had earlier agreed to hear Davis’ case on Sept. 29, but Georgia set his execution date six days before the hearing. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries September 23, 2008 Obama Gets a Break on Race Issue September 22, 2008...
News for Greens (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
By RHONDA COOK, BILL RANKIN, MARCUS K. GARNER The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Jackson — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis less than two hours before he was to be put to death by lethal injection. Davis’ family and supporters, who for years have pressed for a new [...]
Concrete Loop (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Troy Anthony Davis said he was “thankful to God” after learning that his execution had been stayed when he saw it on television. The U.S. Supreme Court granted a last-minute reprieve to the 39-year-old less than two hours before he was to be executed for the 1989 slaying of Mark MacPhail, an off-duty [...]
shugaray | 09/24/2008
Troy Anthony Davis Receives Last Minute Stay
New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Sources: Crime and Justice News, September 24, 2008 ; CNN September 23, 2008: "The U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis less than two hours before he was to be put to death by lethal injection yesterday, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Davis, 39, sits on death row for the 1989, killing of Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail. Annelie Reaves, MacPhail's...
JURIST (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of Georgia death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis "pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari." Davis had been scheduled to be executed at 7 PM EDT on Tuesday. According to his lawyers, key witnesses who claimed they saw Davis kill an off-duty police officer in 1989 have recanted their testimony and others say another...
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Troy Anthony Davis was scheduled to be executed by the State of Georgia on Sept. 23, 2008. He was granted a stay of execution by the US Supreme Court after being on death row for 17 years on false charges surrounding the death of a police officer. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos U.S. Supreme Court stays Georgia execution Troy Davis says he learned the news on television Officer's...
Chickenhawk Express (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
This is just beyond ridiculous and makes me sick . Once again Troy Anthony Davis' legal team and Amnesty International have manipulated the system and denied the punishment that was set down by a jury of Davis' peers over 18 years ago... My heart breaks for the McPhail family. My head aches when I think of this case becoming another Free Mumia cause du-jour for the anti-death penalty zealots. It's...
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shugaray | 09/24/2008
Troy Anthony Davis Receives Last Minute Stay
