The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a stay of execution for Troy Anthony Davis. Davis was scheduled to die at 7 tonight by lethal injection. He was convicted of killing a Savannah police officer in 1989, but his case has received international attention for its controversy. Davis was sentenced to death based solely on the testimony of 9 witnesses. Since then 7 of the have admitted they were lying. And Davis’ lawyers say three others have come forward claiming to have heard the confession to the crime by one of the men who took the stand against Davis. The U.S. Supreme Court will reconsider Davis’ appeal at its conference next Monday.
