Sep 21 2011
Troy Davis Scheduled to be Executed Wednesday Evening Despite Mass Movement Calling for Clemency
According to CBS News, one of Troy Davis’ defense attorneys, Stephen Marsh, has announced this morning that prison officials in Georgia have blocked his request for a polygraph test just hours before his scheduled execution. Davis is scheduled to be killed by the state by lethal injection at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday.
GUEST: Laura Moye, Director of the Death Penalty Abolition Campaign at Amnesty International.
Amnesty International is calling on supporters of Troy Davis to:
Fax or call the Savannah District Attorney, Larry Chisolm, and ask him to urge the local judge to vacate the execution warrant. Fax: 912-652-7328, Phone: 912-652-7308.
Call the local judge, Penny Haas Freesman, and ask her to vacate the warrant. Phone: (912) 652-7252
Alternatively, people can also sign the following petition to the Georgia DA: http://tinyurl.com/3k6hyhr
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