Troy Davis, a Georgia death row inmate since 1991, has been issued his fourth execution date of September 21, 2011 . Davis was convicted of the August 19, 1989, murder of Savannah, Georgia, police officer Mark MacPhail.No physical evidence connects Davis to the crime, and seven of the nine original witnesses have changed their stories, some citing pressure from law enforcement for the initial testimonies. He has always maintained his innocence, but state and federal courts seem determined to take his life even though Sylvester “Red” Coles is the alternative suspect and nine individuals have signed affidavits implicating him as MacPhail’s murderer.
With mere days left before his scheduled execution, on Monday, the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles is set to decide whether Davis’s sentence should be commuted or whether the execution should be carried out as scheduled. The board denied clemency in its first consideration of the case in 2008, but three new members have been added. Fifteen boxes of petitions with the names of over 663,000 people opposing the execution have been delivered to the parole board.
There’s still time for you to get involved and help stop Georgia from executing a man who may be innocent.
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