Troy Davis's lawyers will file to a court of appeals tomorrow requesting a hearing to examine new evidence of innocence before Davis is executed. The potential hearing would finally consider witness recantations. Seven of the nine witnesses have recanted their testimony in the case against Davis which relied exclusively on witness testimony.
One of the witnesses, Antoine Williams, has this to say:
"They asked me to describe the shooter and what he looked like and what he was wearing. I kept telling them that I didn't know. It was dark, my windows were tinted, and I was scared. It all happened so fast. Even today, I know that I could not honestly identify with any certainty who shot the officer that night. I couldn't then either. After the officers talked to me, they gave me a statement and told me to sign it. I signed it. I did not read it because I cannot read."
Read others here.
Anne Emanuel counters District Attorney Spencer Lawton's false assertion that the only people speaking out about this case are people opposed to the death penalty. He either didn't know that Libertarian Bob Barr and former FBI Director William Sessions have voiced concern over the case, or he lied in his op-ed for the Journal-Constitution.
Is the man who prosecuted Troy Davis willing to lie when a possibly innocent man's life is at stake? Or is he just so confident in his own hunches that he doesn't feel the need for any investigation into his claims?
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