Month: September 2011

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Ga. executes Davis for 1989 shooting

September 22, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA – The state of Georgia late Wednesday executed convicted cop killer Troy Anthony Davis. Davis was pronounced dead at 11:08 p.m., CNN reported. It was the fourth time since his 1991 conviction that Georgia officials sought to execute Davis. His execution was postponed the previous three times pending appeals. On Wednesday, Davis’ execution – originally scheduled for 7 p.m. – was delayed about four hours while state officials waited for word from the U.S.

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CNN: Supreme Court won’t stay Davis execution

September 22, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA – The U.S. Supreme Court will not stay the execution of Troy Anthony Davis, CNN reported. Davis, 42, was set to be executed at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson for the August 1989 shooting death of off-duty Savannah police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail. However, state officials put his execution on hold pending word from the Supreme Court. Davis’ execution has been previously postponed three times pending appeals. His

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Davis execution awaiting SCOTUS

September 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA – The planned execution of Troy Anthony Davis has been delayed – for now – until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether it wants to intervene, The Associated Press reported. It is not clear when the Supreme Court may decide, but it could potentially come this evening. Davis, 42, was set to be executed at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson for the August 1989 shooting death of off-duty

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Ga. Supreme Court denies stay of execution for Davis

September 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously denied a stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis. Davis, 42, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder of Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail. Specifically, the Court denied Davis’ motion for a stay of execution and a request for the court to hear another appeal.