Oct 28th, 2008 · Troy Davis, a Georgia death row inmate, was scheduled to be put to death yesterday, but received a stay of execution issued by a federal appeals court. It is the third time Davis' execution has been postponed. Virginia Sloan is head of the The Constitution Project. Sloan discusses the high profile case and how it's stirring scrutiny of the judicial system in the U.S.
Oct 21st, 2008 · Troy Davis, who was convicted of murdering a police officer in 1989, has been on death row for 17 years. Davis has always denied his guilt — and seven of nine prosecution witnesses have since recanted their testimony. The Supreme Court's denial to hear Davis' appeal clears the way for his execution.
Oct 15th, 2008 · Troy Davis, a 39-year-old African-American on death row in a Georgia prison for killing a police officer lost his final appeal yesterday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the matter.
Sep 26th, 2008 · Troy Davis was scheduled to be executed on Tuesday until the U.S. Supreme Court granted him a last-minute stay. Seven of the nine eyewitnesses have recanted their testimony, and now serious questions linger about Davis' guilt.
Sep 24th, 2008 · The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution Tuesday for Troy Davis. The Georgia inmate was scheduled to be executed for the 1989 slaying of an off-duty police officer. Linda Wertheimer reports.
Jul 10th, 2007 · Troy Davis -- a black man convicted of killing a white police officer -- is scheduled to be executed by the state of Georgia this month, despite most of the witnesses recanting their testimony and implicating another man.