http://www.eurweb.com/2011/09/turner%E2%80%99s-two-cents-more-criminal-%E2%80%98justice%E2%80%99/
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/troy-davis-execution-a-catastrophic-failure-of-the-justice-system-charges-amnesty-international
Troy Davis is a man charged with the murder of Mark MacPhail, an off duty officer in Savannah GA, in 1989. Around this time last year, the Supreme Court ordered the State of Georgia to have a hearing to examine new evidence in the Davis case. During that hearing 7/10 witnesses recanted their testimony. The witnesses said police pressured them to identify Davis as the shooter while others identified another man as the shooter. These findings sparked William Sessions to argue that Troy Davis should be sentenced to life in prison, not death by lethal injection. This case is filled with conflicting evidence, testimonies, and does not have any concrete evidence that proves that Troy Davis murdered MacPhail. When it comes to someone's life, there is no room for doubt in a case; this case is filled with unbelievable doubt. There is no evidence out there that proves Troy Davis murdered MacPhail, but he is punished to death. The justice system has many flaws but this case can be governed in another way. Troy Davis was executed on September 21, 2011 around 11pm. My heart, prayers, and love go out to his family.
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