Comments on: Federal appeals court to again hear CONVICTED MURDERER Troy Davis case Dec. 9

By: The Comma Guy

The Comma Guy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:37:52 +0000

The same jury that found Davis guilty and recommended that his sentence be death heard some of these conflicting stories from the witnesses. What they didn’t hear is not admissible in court as these “recantations” are not sworn statements and the makers of the purported statements are not willing to testify to verify their stories. Many of these documents were either created after all the appeals were done or presented to previous appellate courts for them to review.

The interesting thing is that if the conviction is overturned, the new DA will have to decide if this case should be prosecuted again…a decision that could easily destroy some fragile alliances and relationships in Savannah.

By: Rogue109

Rogue109 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:41:51 +0000

Why should we be extremely cautious in sanctioning the killing of a citizen!

How many times should we let him appeal the SAME ARGUMENT?

This SAME issue has already gone all the way up to the Supreme Court of the United States. Now, with NOTHING new, we’re starting it all over again!

Again, there is no new argument. So, again, how many times should be be allowed to appeal to courts which have already denied him?

By: rugby fan

rugby fan — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:04:08 +0000

Why should we be extremely cautious in sanctioning the killing of a citizen!

By: Old Vet

Old Vet — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:53:58 +0000

It’s so much more convenient, not to mention much cheaper, to execute an innocent person every now and then than to fool around with these appeals. Let’s just let the district attorney decide whether or not the conviction is valid.