Update in Death Penalty Cases
Posted By Randall J. Craig on Mar 29, 2011 2:58pm PDT
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WASHINGTON (AFP) The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a final appeal request from high-profile death row inmate Troy Davis, who was seeking a new trial after witnesses recanted their testimony against him. The Supreme Court denied the request for an appeal hearing submitted by lawyers on behalf of Davis, a 42-year-old convicted of murdering a police officer in the southern state of Georgia ... |