Troy Davis

Georgia Pardons Board Rejects Bid to Halt Execution of Troy Davis
Georgia Pardons Board Rejects Bid to Halt Execution of Troy Davis
Georgia Pardons Board Rejects Bid to Halt Execution of Troy Davis
On Wednesday, the Georgia State Board of Pardons rejected a last-minute appeal to halt the execution of Troy Davis, a death row inmate convicted of shooting and killing a police officer in a crime both he and many others say he did not commit. Although defense attorneys argued that ballistic testing linking Davis to the shooting was flawed and said Davis would take a polygraph test, the board said