U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis, who was convicted for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer, was put to death late Wednesday in the southern state of Georgia, after the Supreme Court rejected a last minute appeal to stay his execution. Davis died by lethal injection just after 11 p.m. local time as […]
US Death Row Inmate Put to Death Despite International Outcry
US Death Row Inmate Put to Death Despite International Outcry
U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis, who was convicted for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer, was put to death late Wednesday in the southern state of Georgia, after the Supreme Court rejected a last minute appeal to stay his execution. Davis died by lethal injection just after 11 p.m. local time as […]
US Death Row Inmate Put to Death Despite International Outcry
U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis, who was convicted for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer, was put to death late Wednesday in the southern state of Georgia, after the Supreme Court rejected a last minute appeal to stay his execution. Davis died by lethal injection just after 11 p.m. local time as […]
US Death Row Inmate Put to Death
U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis, who was convicted for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer, was put to death late Wednesday in the southern state of Georgia, after the Supreme Court rejected a last minute appeal to stay his execution. Davis died by lethal injection just after 11 p.m. local time as […]
US Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Death Row Inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a last-minute appeal by the lawyers of death row inmate Troy Davis, clearing the way for his execution. Davis had been set to be executed by lethal injection at 7 p.m. local time in Georgia for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer. But the Supreme Court put […]
Lawyers Make Last-Ditch Effort to Save U.S. Death Row Inmate
U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis is hours away from his execution, as his legal team and worldwide supporters make a last-ditch effort to save his life. Davis’ legal team tried several measures Wednesday, including offering for the 42-year-old to take a polygraph test to prove his innocence. Prison officials turned them down. Supporters have […]
Clemency Denied for US Death Row Inmate
A Georgia parole board has rejected a final appeal from U.S. death row inmate Troy Davis, whose case has drawn international attention because of claims he was wrongly convicted. Davis is set to be executed by lethal injection Wednesday in the southern state of Georgia for the 1989 shooting death of a police officer. This […]