Board of Pardons debates Troy Davis' case

Today, the State Board of Pardons is deliberating whether or not Troy Davis should live or die. Davis is convicted of killing a Savannah Police Officer in 1989, and is scheduled for execution tomorrow evening.

The Parole Board may grant Davis clemency, deny him clemency, or give him a 90-day stay of execution while they renew his case. The board was clearly weighing those options carefully.
They listened to over six hours of testimony on Davis' behalf. Board spokesperson Scheree Lipscomb says hearings rarely take more than two hours:

"This has been a very long hearing, I'm sure that the board is concerned because some people have recanted their statements, and the Board just wants to make sure that they're doing the right thing and they have all the information available."

The Board is also hearing from the family of the victim, Officer Mark MacPhail. They are pleading for the execution to go on as scheduled.