{"id":16032,"date":"2011-09-16T03:55:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T09:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=16032"},"modified":"2011-09-16T03:55:31","modified_gmt":"2011-09-16T09:55:31","slug":"william-s-sessions-should-troy-davis-be-executed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=16032","title":{"rendered":"William S. Sessions: Should Troy Davis be executed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

No: Questions about his guilt continue to plague his conviction.<\/p>\n

By William S. Sessions<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Troy Davis faces his fourth execution date on Sept. 21, many may assume that lingering doubts about the case have been resolved. This is far from true, and the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles \u2014 which has several new members since the Davis case last crossed its desks \u2014 has the daunting task of reviewing one of the most controversial cases the state has ever seen.<\/p>\n

What quickly will become apparent is that serious questions about Davis\u2019 guilt, highlighted by witness recantations, allegations of police coercion and a lack of relevant physical evidence, continue to plague his conviction. Last summer, an extraordinary hearing ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court to answer these questions instead left us with more doubt. <\/p>\n

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