Troy Davis Story Will End With Execution Wednesday

By CP News Briefs, Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Troy Davis faces a lethal injection Wednesday after Georgia’s parole board denied clemency for the convicted murderer.

Davis, whose trial has gained worldwide media attention, was convicted over the murder of a Savannah police officer in 1989. He is scheduled to be killed at a state prison in Jackson, Ga.

However, in the past two decades since his conviction, many leaders have revealed their doubts over Davis’ guilt, including former US president Jimmy Carter, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and former GOP Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia.

Amnesty International USA’s executive director Larry Cos said the board’s decision is “unconscionable”, calling on Chatham County prosecutor Larry Chisolm to reconsider and abandon the death warrant.

According to the LA Times, Cox said, "Should Troy Davis be executed, Georgia may well have executed an innocent man and in so doing discredited the justice system."

Davis was convicted for the murder of off-duty Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail in 1991. He was shot as he rushed to aid a beating victim. The victim’s family asserted last night that the justice system has convicted the right man and that he deserves the death penalty.