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21 Jul 2007, 8:42 pm
Vicky Eckenrode July 22, 2007Had Troy Anthony Davis not been given a last-minute stay, he would have become the 18th inmate Georgia has put to death through lethal injection.More and more defense attorneys representing convicts on death row are taking up the national arguments against lethal injection, maintaining that it still constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, even if it appears to be less painful than other methods.Davis was scheduled to die July 17 after being convicted of the 1989… [read post]
20 Jul 2007, 6:54 pm
First, EyeID reports that The Pope sent a letter in support of Troy Davis to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
20 Jul 2007, 9:40 am
The letter goes on to say Davis' pending execution is "disturbing" given that many witnesses have come forward to say that their testimony implicating him was false.State Board of Pardons and Paroles spokeswoman Scheree Lipscomb declined to comment on the letter. [read post]
20 Jul 2007, 8:26 am
Check it out here where Grits tells us the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole has identified 2,324 separate acts which the state Legislature has declared felonies! [read post]
20 Jul 2007, 7:36 am
- Kenneth Foster # 999232 On Monday, Georgia's Board of Pardons and Paroles granted an execution reprieve for 38-year-old Troy Davis about 24 hours before the state was set to kill him. [read post]
19 Jul 2007, 3:22 am
On this list, the Board of Pardons and Parole has identified 2,324 separate acts which the state Legislature has declared felonies! [read post]
18 Jul 2007, 11:54 am
As was reported in this blog, on July 16, less than 24 hours before Troy Davis was scheduled to be executed in Georgia, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a 90 day stay of execution, "for the purpose of evaluating and analyzing" the information submitted to it during the clemency hearing earlier in the day. [read post]
18 Jul 2007, 7:22 am
By now, everyone should be aware that the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles stayed the execution of Troy Davis to provide time for the Board to examine the case. [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 11:17 am
Matt Yglesias on the Georgia Pardon Board's stay of Troy Davis' execution: Wait, wait; it looks like the Board of Pardons and Paroles may not actually have the power to pardon, only to commute the sentence to life in prison. [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 8:00 am
17 July 2007Further information on UA 170/07 (3 July 2007) - Death penalty / LegalconcernUSA (Georgia) Troy Anthony Davis (m), black, aged 38On 16 July, less than 24 hours before Troy Davis was scheduled to beexecuted in Georgia, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a stayof execution, to be not longer than 90 days, ''for the purpose ofevaluating and analyzing'' the information submitted to it during theclemency hearing earlier in the… [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 6:26 am
That left only the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 5:12 am
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL APPLAUDS STAY OF EXECUTION FOR TROY ANTHONY DAVIS(Atlanta) -- Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) applauded today's decisionby the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant a 90-day stayof execution to Troy Anthony Davis, who has spent 15 years on death rowfor a murder that he denies committing. [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 4:58 am
July 17, 2007GeorgiaGeorgia parole board issues 90-day stay of execution for death row inmateBy Kate Randall, World SocialistThe Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles temporarily halted theexecution of Troy Anthony Davis on Monday, issuing a 90-day stay ofexecution less than 24 hours before he was scheduled to die by lethalinjection.Davis, 38, was convicted in 1991 of the 1989 murder of Mark Allen MacPhail,a Savannah, Georgia police officer. [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 4:55 am
July 17, 2007GeorgiaMan on Georgia's Death Row Receives a 90-Day Stay of Execution in '89 DeathBy BRENDA GOODMAN, New York TimesATLANTA, July 16 - Hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection,the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday granted a stay ofexecution to a man convicted of killing a Savannah police officer in 1989.The stay will give board members up to 90 days to evaluate and analyzeevidence - including support… [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 4:51 am
His executionhad been scheduled for 7pm tonight.The order from the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles suspends Davis'execution until October 14th. [read post]
16 Jul 2007, 10:16 pm
Keller Member News Release For immediate release:Phone: (404) 651-5897FAX: (404) 463-6627 Contact: Scheree LipscombPublic Information OfficerScheree Lipscomb PAROLE BOARD GRANTS 90 DAY STAY FOR DAVIS July 16, 2007; Atlanta , GA - Today the State Board of Pardons and Paroles met to hear a clemency request from the attorneys representing condemned inmate Troy Anthony Davis. [read post]
16 Jul 2007, 8:01 pm
As detailed in official documents here and here, Georgia's Board of Pardons and Paroles responded to a clemency request from the attorneys representing condemned inmate Troy Anthony Davis by voting "to grant a stay not to exceed 90 days. [read post]
16 Jul 2007, 6:51 pm
" The meeting of Davis's lawyers and supporters with the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles lasted until 3:15pm today, thus lasting about six hours, Laura Moye, Deputy Director of Amnesty International Southern Regional Office, said. [read post]
16 Jul 2007, 5:00 pm
John Lewis to the Board of Pardons and Paroles during the hearing. [read post]
16 Jul 2007, 1:13 pm
AP notes: The state Board of Pardons and Paroles has granted a 90-day stay of execution for Troy Davis, who was to be executed tomorrow in the killing of a Savannah police officer in 1989. [read post]
