Troy Davis stay GRANTED
September 23, 2008 at 5:34 pm by Mara Shalhoup in News
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution to Troy Davis — less than two hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection, according to Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
This is the second time that Davis has been granted a stay less than 24 hours before his scheduled execution.
GFADP and Amnesty International will host a celebration at 6:30 p.m. at the Georgia State Capitol downtown, near the corner of MLK Drive and Washington Street.
More details to come …
UPDATE: According to CNN.com:
Troy Anthony Davis first learned that his execution had been stayed when he saw it on the news, he told CNN’s Rusty Dornin in an exclusive phone interview minutes after the stay was announced.
UPDATE: According to AJC.com:
The U.S. Supreme Court’s justices are scheduled to decide Monday whether to hear an appeal of a ruling issued in March by the Georgia Supreme Court. In that 4-3 decision, the state Supreme Court rejected Davis’ request that he be granted a new trial or a court hearing to present new evidence.
In its order, the U.S. Supreme Court said if the justices decline to accept Davis’ appeal, “this stay shall terminate immediately.” If the appeal is granted, the stay will remain in force until the high court issues its ultimate ruling on Davis’ appeal, the order said.
(Photo courtesy Georgia Department of Corrections)
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