On September 21st 2011, Troy Davis a convicted cop killer was executed for the murder of officer MacPhail back in 1989. At his execution, several hundred people rallied outside in support, even foreign countries like France were made aware and rallied in support as well http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-09-22/troy-davis-execution-injustice/50516226/1. For those of you unfamiliar with the story of Troy Davis, he was convicted and executed for the murder of a police officer in Butts County Georgia. The officer who had been serving as a security guard at a local Burger King eatery witnessed a dispute between Davis and a homeless man over some beer. Witnesses claim they saw Davis shoot and kill the officer with a 38 pistol. Although the weapon was never recovered, ballistic evidence linked him to the crime with back up from witness testimonials. In addition, he had also been linked to an earlier shooting involving him and a friend after leaving a party. He was then sentenced to death in 1991; however several witnesses came forth and changed their testimonial. Within twenty something years Troy Davis’s family, friends and supporters composed petitions and rallies urging new evidence and retrials. Following speculations of an unfair trail, the Supreme Court ordered the District Court of Georgia to consider new evidence that could support Davis’ claim of innocence. In 2010 following a new hearing, the decision was upheld and execution date set was set for September 21, 2011. All following appeals and petitions to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant clemency were denied http://www.pak-times.com/2008/09/14/between-life-and-execution-the-troy-davis-story/1. Following his execution, supporters were in uproar of his death as many comparisons were made between the Casey Anthony case and Davis’.
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