Yesterday, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
denied Troy Davis'
petition to file a second petition of habeas corpus. The three-judge panel denied Davis'
claim "that executing him for the 1989 murder of Officer Mark MacPhail would violate his constitutional rights" because he is innocent. The court did, however, grant Davis a 30-day stay of execution so that he could appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.
Last September, the Supreme Court stayed Davis' execution but decided
a month later not to hear his case.
Only a week later, the 11th Circuit granted him a last minute stay of execution in order to hear his appeal, the appeal they just decided to deny. Keep checking the RACBlog for more updates as the case makes its way to the Supreme Court.
