Re: troy davis execution stayed?
Georgia inmate Troy Davis is expected to be executed shortly for the 1989 murder of Mark MacPhail, an off-duty Savannah police officer. The execution was scheduled for 7 p.m. ET Wednesday, but officials in Georgia delayed it, pending a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Davis' request for a stay.
After 10 p.m. ET, the Supreme Court, in a brief order, rejected Davis' request. His supporters have sought to prevent the execution, saying seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted or contradicted their testimony.
Follow the latest developments here:
[Updated at 10:36 p.m.] People who'd been protesting for hours across the street from the prison where Davis will be executed are chanting, "We are Troy Davis," CNN's David Mattingly reports.
[Updated at 10:21 p.m.] The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Davis' motion for a stay of execution.
Word of the Supreme Court's decision comes more than three hours after Davis was scheduled to be executed, and more than four hours after Davis' attorneys had filed the motion.
With the ruling, Georgia is expected to proceed with Davis' execution.
Georgia inmate Troy Davis is expected to be executed shortly for the 1989 murder of Mark MacPhail, an off-duty Savannah police officer. The execution was scheduled for 7 p.m. ET Wednesday, but officials in Georgia delayed it, pending a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Davis' request for a stay.
After 10 p.m. ET, the Supreme Court, in a brief order, rejected Davis' request. His supporters have sought to prevent the execution, saying seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted or contradicted their testimony.
Follow the latest developments here:
[Updated at 10:36 p.m.] People who'd been protesting for hours across the street from the prison where Davis will be executed are chanting, "We are Troy Davis," CNN's David Mattingly reports.
[Updated at 10:21 p.m.] The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Davis' motion for a stay of execution.
Word of the Supreme Court's decision comes more than three hours after Davis was scheduled to be executed, and more than four hours after Davis' attorneys had filed the motion.
With the ruling, Georgia is expected to proceed with Davis' execution.
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