Will Georgia execute an innocent man?

Troy Davis is scheduled for execution by the State of Georgia on September 23rd, despite evidence that he may be innocent.

Below is a summary of the Davis case from Equal Justice USA. It contains links to a site where you can send a message to the Georgia Board of Pardons & Paroles asking them to stay the execution.

Davis's trial was flawed, and many of the witnesses have since recanted or contradicted their stories. There is no physical evidence linking him to the crime, and his conviction was based solely on that questionable testimony by witnesses. In other words, there is reasonable doubt as to Davis's guilt. And there's no excuse to execute someone when there's reasonable doubt as to his guilt.

Note that Davis's clemency hearing is scheduled for September 12th, so act now!

In Georgia, Troy Anthony Davis may be executed on September 23rd, despite evidence of his innocence. We need your help to convice Georgia to stop Davis' execution and give him the new trial he deserves. Click here to take action now!

Davis was sentenced to death for the murder of Police Officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia. According to Amnesty International, the case against him consisted entirely of witness testimony that contained inconsistencies, even at trial. Since then, all but two of the state's nine non-police witnesses from the trial have recanted or contradicted their testimony. Many of these witnesses have stated in sworn affidavits that they were pressured or coerced into testifying or signing statements.

The case of Troy Davis reminds us that so long as the death penalty exists, the risk of executing the innocent can never be eradicated. We need your help to tell the Georgia Board of Pardons & Paroles to give Troy Davis clemency. His clemency hearing is September 12th, so act now!

More info about this case is available at the Amnesty International USA site here: Troy Davis: Finality Over Fairness