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US: Georgia denies clemency for Troy Davis, execution imminent in hotly debated death row case

From the Guardian, via RichardDawkins.net:

One of the most hotly contested death row cases in recent years looks set to go ahead with the execution of Troy Davis in Georgia on Wednesday.

He lost a final plea for clemency despite overwhelming evidence indicating his conviction for murder is unreliable.

Snip from related coverage in the New York Times:

“He has had ample time to prove his innocence, and he is not innocent,” said Mr. MacPhail’s widow, Joan MacPhail-Harris.

But as a friend notes, the justice system in the United States is supposed to require proof of guilt, not innocence.

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