Troy Davis case decision expected by Oct. 6

[iandhr]

Source: Altlanta Jornal Constiution

When the U.S. Supreme Court meets Monday to decide Troy Anthony Davis’ fate, its nine justices face a fairly straightforward question: Is there sufficient doubt about Davis’ guilt to warrant further scrutiny of his case?

Davis needs four justices to vote “yes.” Otherwise, his execution, halted by the high court less than two hours before it was to be carried out Tuesday evening, will be rescheduled. The court is expected to announce its decision by Oct. 6.

The high court’s granting the stay at such a late hour, while not unprecedented, indicates the case has the justices’ interest, court watchers said.

“The court can grant a stay and then refuse to hear a case, but they don’t issue the stay lightly,” said Thomas Goldstein, a Washington lawyer who specializes in arguing cases before the high court. “They are thinking about it hard.”

Read more: http://www.ajc.com/mero/content/metro/stories/2008/09/29/troy_davis_case.html

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Lets hope that justice will be served and that a new trial will be granted.

[Thorandmjolnir]

1. Just remember Justice Scalia's stance:

"Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached." -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Herrera v. Collins 506 US 390 1993.

[iandhr]

2. was the pettitoner in this case...

innocent

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

3. Scalia said it in a speech - not the judgement

Basically, the integrity of the process is more important than the correctness of the result - and if the system fails, too bad you got the same treatment as everyone else. And you can't actually be innocent in a legal sense for our consideration if a jury found you guilty.

His defenders claim the statement is taken out of context and he was saying that in a case of obvious innocence it is up to the state to be granting clemency and a pardon insteading of letting the case go all the way to the supreme court.

[emlev]

4. Any news yet? Crossing all my extremities... n/t