After two stays of execution, Troy Anthony Davis was denied a full appeal by the Supreme Court. The leaves the state of Georgia free to re-schedule Davis' execution for his conviction in the 1989 murder of a police officer. Davis' attorneys had sought an appeal based in part on the recanted testimonies of 7 of 9 original witnesses.
Full story from William Branigan at The Washington Post:
The 1991 death sentence against Davis came under scrutiny after seven of nine witnesses who helped convict him recanted their testimony or changed their statements. Several told of being pressured by police to tell them what they wanted to hear. In addition, three other people have said another man who identified Davis as the killer had confessed to being the actual triggerman...
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