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TROY DAVIS: AN INNOCENT MAN?

Troy Davis

As Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis approaches what's likely to be his third and final execution date, his supporters are left wondering: How could evidence that so strongly suggests his innocence be so long ignored?

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THE CONDEMNED

Troy Davis

Troy Davis’ was the fifth execution scheduled in Georgia this year. Each raises hard questions about the death penalty.

By Mara Shalhoup
Published 10.08.08

Defense attorney Steve Bright, who arguably knows more about the death penalty than anyone in Georgia, likes to tell a story about former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder.

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THE WITNESSES

Seven of nine witnesses against Troy Davis have recanted their testimony. Click here for excerpts from their sworn recantations.

UP TO DATE COVERAGE


Last week's top posts: Big changes for local media, Borders on the rise, Troy Davis catches a break

2:11PM, 08.24.09: The AJC is moving OTP, Creative Loafing Inc. could change owners, Lisa Borders is making...

Word: 'Justice demands no less of us'

11:35AM, 08.22.09: The U.S. Supreme Court says longtime death row inmate Troy Davis deserves another chance to...

Troy Davis deserves hearing, say Supremes

12:34PM, 08.17.09: The Supreme Court has called for a new trial for Troy Davis...

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CREATIVE LOAFING’S COVERAGE OF DAVIS & THE DEATH PENALTY

Amnesty International leads fight to get Troy Davis off Georgia's Death Row

05.21.08 | BY MARA SHALHOUP

What is most puzzling to Virginia Davis is that nearly all of the witnesses who helped send her son...

The long reach of Brian Nichols

03.12.08 | BY SCOTT FREEMAN

And Georgia's deepening death-penalty crisis

Under the Republican Dome

03.28.07 | BY ALYSSA ABKOWITZ

The conservative majority's agenda, and what it means for Georgia

DNA debacle

07.22.04 | BY MARA SHALHOUP

Did the execution of Eddie Crawford gut Georgia's new DNA law?

Learning to hit a lick

03.04.04 | BY MARA SHALHOUP

Falicia Blakely was a 16-year-old dancer when she met a pimp 11 years her senior. Within two years, she'd be a prostitute facing the death penalty for three murders.

Ol' Sparky one step closer to death

01.20.01 | BY MARA SHALHOUP

State Supreme Court to tackle case next

VIDEO: RALLY FOR TROY DAVIS

On Sept. 18, 200 people marched down Auburn Avenue to support Troy Davis.

Video by Creative Loafing’s W. Hassan Marsh of a Sept. 18 protests.

GALLERY: EVOLUTION OF THE PROTESTS

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THE EXONERATED

A gallery of 7 of the 130 death row inmates who have been exonerated since 1973

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