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Today 8:23 PM Troy Davis’ Last Words
@ thinkprogress : “May God have mercy on your souls. May God bless your souls.” — Troy Davis’ last words to his executioners |
CNN reports:
Georgia inmate Troy Davis was executed Wednesday night for the 1989 murder of Mark MacPhail, an off-duty Savannah police officer.Davis died at 11:08 p.m. ET, according to a prison official. The execution was about four hours later than initially scheduled, because prison officials waited for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Davis’ request for a stay.
@ codepinkalert : PIC: Rally at Supreme Court to free #TroyDavis http://t.co/D42Cr4zM#toomuchdoubt
@ rolandsmartin : CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin says this is an “unusually” long deliberation by the U.S. Supreme Court #troydavis |
@ CBSAndrew : If Scotus stays #TroyDavis execution tonight, it would be third in less than one week, virtually unparalleled in history of death penalty. |
Today 6:03 PM Davis Family Prepares For News
@ kimseverson : Family is being prepared for news, said Larry Cox of Amnesty International. #TroyDavis. No word on what that news will be. |