New Appeal Date Set for Troy Anthony Davis
Tony Potts
11-19-2008
The federal appeals court in Atlanta will hear arguments Dec. 9 on whether death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis can continue to challenge his conviction in the killing of a Savannah police officer. The 11th Circuit issued a stay of execution three days before the 40-year-old Davis was scheduled to die Oct. 27 for the 1989 murder of Officer Mark MacPhail.
This marked the third time since July 2007 that Davis has been spared the death penalty by a late court decision.
Defense lawyers have tried to win a new hearing for Davis since several witnesses who identified him as the killer came forward and changed their testimony, saying that another man shot MacPhail.
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