Attorneys for a convicted cop killer set to be executed next week have asked a judge to hear new evidence. 38-year-old Troy Davis is set to die by lethal injection on Tuesday. He was convicted of killing Savannah Police Officer Mark MacPhail in 1989.
Davis says he’s innocent, and his lawyers have asked a Chatham County judge to hear affidavits by witnesses who say they lied or exaggerated when they testified that Davis shot MacPhail. Davis' lawyers also say other witnesses have signed affidavits naming another man as MacPhail's killer.
Prosecutors argue that the evidence cited by Davis’ lawyers doesn't meet the high legal standard required to grant another trial.
Davis says he’s innocent, and his lawyers have asked a Chatham County judge to hear affidavits by witnesses who say they lied or exaggerated when they testified that Davis shot MacPhail. Davis' lawyers also say other witnesses have signed affidavits naming another man as MacPhail's killer.
Prosecutors argue that the evidence cited by Davis’ lawyers doesn't meet the high legal standard required to grant another trial.
