"This is a very serious turn of events because this may well thwart the last appellate avenue for Troy Davis (for earlier posts on the Troy Davis case, go here). The great majority of those who testified against Mr. Davis at trial have recanted their testimony. Some of these witnesses have even gone so far as to suggest that the prosecution's star witness is the real killer here.
For many, what Troy Davis has to offer is much more than smoke and mirrors. Still, the High Court has ruled and now,the question becomes what can be done now to stop what may well be an innocent man from being executed by the State of Georgia."
TERRY LENAMON AND REBA KENNEDY; DEATH PENALTY BLOG;
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Troy Davis is caught in a terrible Catch-22; Although there is no physical evidence to connect him to the crime - there is no physical evidence, such as DNA, to show that he didn't do it. As Terry Lenamon and Reba Kennedy point out in their post, the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court denying his latest appeal draws the state of Georgia one step closer to executing an innocent man. One of the lessons of the hundreds of DNA-related exonerations in the U.S.A. is that it is commonly found that the demonstrably wrongful conviction was caused by tainted witness testimony as is so apparent in the Troy Davis case. One can only hope that Georgia's governor will stand up for justice and grant what Lenamon and Kennedy call Troy Davis's "last and only hope."
HAROLD LEVY; PUBLISHER; THE CHARLES SMITH BLOG;
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"Troy Davis sits on Georgia's Death Row today with less and less hope to escape execution," the post by Terry Lenamon and Reba Kennedy published on March 29, 2011 under the heading, "Troy Davis Turned Down by US Supreme Court," begins.
"This week, the United States Supreme Court declined Troy Davis' request to review the determination by federal trial judge William T. Moore Jr. that the evidence Mr. Davis has accumulated to prove he is innocent of the crime for which he has been sentenced to die is merely "smoke and mirrors,” the story continues.
"This is a very serious turn of events because this may well thwart the last appellate avenue for Troy Davis (for earlier posts on the Troy Davis case, go here). The great majority of those who testified against Mr. Davis at trial have recanted their testimony. Some of these witnesses have even gone so far as to suggest that the prosecution's star witness is the real killer here.
For many, what Troy Davis has to offer is much more than smoke and mirrors. Still, the High Court has ruled and now,the question becomes what can be done now to stop what may well be an innocent man from being executed by the State of Georgia.
It may well be that the Governor's mercy is Troy Davis' last and only hope. It is legally possible that the State of Georgia could schedule Mr. Davis' fourth execution date at any time."
The story can be found at:
http://www.deathpenaltyblog.com/
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
For a breakdown of some of the cases, issues and controversies this Blog is currently following, please turn to:
http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=120008354894645705&postID=8369513443994476774
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;
