The case of Troy Davis.
This man doesn't sound like a murderer to me.
If you agree, or just disagree with the death penalty, here's Amnesty International's action letter to the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles.
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I make it a pretty firm rule not to second guess the determination of a jury that saw all the evidence and heard all the arguments. There are exceptions, but I'm not sure this shoudl be one of them.
While it's not as clear-cut (as in clearly unjust) as the Cory Maye case, the facts as A.I. presented them seem very troubling.
There was definitely a time, not so long ago, when not everyone could get a fair trial in Georgia. I don't know exactly when the line in time was crossed and that began to change, although I know it wasn't overnight... I hope it is indeed behind us.
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