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    Troy Davis - We Fight On!

    Court issues stay of execution for Troy Davis

    By BILLRANKIN, RHONDACOOK

    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Friday, October 24,2008

    The federal appeals court in Atlanta on Friday stayed the executionof Troy Anthony Davis, who was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injectionMonday evening.

    “Upon our thorough review of the record, we conclude thatDavis has met the burden for a stay of execution,” the court said in a rulingissued by Judges Joel Dubina, Rosemary Barkett and Stanley Marcus.

    Theruling is only the latest in what has been a roller-coaster ride of appeals forDavis. It marks the third time in 16 months he has won a stay shortly before hisscheduled execution.

    Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would nothear Davis’ most recent appeal.

    Davis, 40, sits on death row for the Aug.19, 1989, murder of 27-year-old Savannah police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail.Since Davis’ trial, seven of nine key prosecution witnesses have recanted theirtestimony.

    Davis’ claims of innocence have drawn opposition to hisexecution from leaders across the globe, including former President Jimmy Carterand Pope Benedict XVI. The European Union this week called for a halt to Davis’execution.

    Martina Correia, Davis’ sister, said she and her mother,Virginia Davis, were packing for the trip to death-row in Jackson when they gotthe news.

    “I’ve been praying,” Correia said. “He deserves to be free. Heat least doesn’t deserve to die for something he didn’t do.”

    Correiatalked on the phone to Davis after the court issued its stay. “To all the peoplearound the world working hard and fighting for him, he wants to say thank youand this fight has to continue,” she said.

    Neither MacPhail’s mother orsister had heard the news when a reporter called. The officer’s 75-year-oldmother, Anneliese, declined to comment until she had moreinformation.

    MacPhail’s sister, Kathy McQuary, cried.

    Davis’lawyers expressed relief over the court’s decision.

    “This is the firststep toward a court hearing to consider the new evidence — something we havebeen asking for for almost a decade now,” attorney Jason Ewart said.

    RussWillard with the state Attorney General’s Office said the office had told theDepartment of Corrections that the execution was off for Monday. In themeantime, he said, state attorneys are reviewing the court’s order and exploringthe their options.

    Earlier this week, Davis asked the 11th U.S. CircuitCourt of Appeals for permission to pursue another round of litigation in federalcourt on claims he is innocent. The Antiterrorism and Effective Death PenaltyAct of 1996 requires such a request to be made to an appeals court beforeanother federal habeas corpus lawsuit can be filed.

    On Friday, 11thCircuit said the stay of execution is conditional. Davis must make a showing hecan meet the “stringent requirements” to pursue another round of appeals, thedecision said.

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