Il devrait être exécuté mercredi malgré des pressions importantes pour réviser son cas. Encore une fois la question raciale en toile de fond...
"Since Davis' conviction, seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted or contradicted their testimony. Davis' supporters say the original witnesses were fearful of police and spoke under duress.
Other witnesses also have since come forward with accounts that call Davis' conviction into question, according to his supporters.
One, Quiana Glover, spoke at a news conference held by Davis supporters Tuesday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
"There is no evidence against this young man," Glover said.
She said she told the parole board that she heard another man confess he killed MacPhail.
Fast facts: Breaking down state of death penalty
Davis' supporters argue he was the victim of a rush to judgment by police seeking justice for the death of one of their own, as well as widespread racial prejudice in the criminal justice system.
"This is a civil rights violation and a human rights violation in the worst way," said the Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor at Ebenezer. "To execute a man with this much doubt does not bode well for any of us.""
http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/20/justice/georgia-davis-execution/index.html?hpt=us_t1
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