Crime & Safety

Was Troy Davis Execution Fair?

At 11:08 p.m. on Wednesday, Troy Davis was executed, but he maintained his innocence until the very end.

A four-hour delay as the U.S. Supreme Court debated, pleas from defense attorneys and civil rights groups, heated protests held by committed strangers were not enough to save Troy Davis.

Davis, convicted of killing an off-duty police officer in 1989, was executed at 11:08 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21. The U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed Davis' final appeal.

Davis was convicted in 1991 of killing Mark Macphail. But, many -- including hundreds who protested at the site of the execution in Jackson, Ga. -- believe Davis was innocent.

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