{"id":1325,"date":"2011-09-14T16:47:18","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T20:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2011-09-14T16:47:18","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T20:47:18","slug":"dont-let-georgia-kill-troy-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2011\/09\/dont-let-georgia-kill-troy-davis.html","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Let Georgia Kill Troy Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From AmnestyUSA.org:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The day is now here \u2013 the state of Georgia has set Troy Davis\u2019 execution date<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.amnestyusa.org\/deathpenalty\/troy-davis-execution-set-for-sept-21\/\">September 21st<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/109\/2011\/09\/troy-davis.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1326\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/109\/2011\/09\/troy-davis.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a>The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear his final appeal earlier this year.\u00a0 But the story remains the same \u2013\u00a0<strong>Troy Davis could very well be innocent.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, in the state of Georgia, the Board of Pardons &amp; Paroles holds the keys to Troy\u2019s fate.\u00a0 In the days before Davis\u2019 execution, this Board will hold a final clemency hearing \u2013 a final chance to prevent Troy Davis from being executed.<\/p>\n<p>Davis was convicted on the basis of witness testimony \u2013\u00a0<strong>seven of the nine original witnesses have since recanted<\/strong>\u00a0or changed their testimony.<\/p>\n<p>One juror said in a CNN news interview:<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIf I knew then, what I know now, Troy Davis would not be on death row.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.amnestyusa.org\/deathpenalty\/dont-let-georgia-kill-troy-davis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Click here to continue reading the story and to sign the petition<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From AmnestyUSA.org: The day is now here \u2013 the state of Georgia has set Troy Davis\u2019 execution date\u00a0for\u00a0September 21st. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear his final appeal earlier this year.\u00a0 But the story remains the same \u2013\u00a0Troy Davis could very well be innocent. 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