Davis gets stay of execution

Death row inmate Troy Davis received another stay of execution on Friday--this from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. Davis was scheduled to die by lethal injection Monday. In its ruling, the three-judge panel said "upon thorough review of the record, we conclude that Davis has met the burden for a stay of execution". The panel ordered both sides to draft briefs for their arguments.

Supporters of Davis continue to press for a new trial, based on seven of nine witnesses who have recanted testimony. Davis was convicted in 1991 of the murder of Savannah police officer Mark McPhail two years earlier.

This is the latest turn in the case of Davis. Recently, Georgia’s longest serving death row inmate lost an appeal in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Davis’ lawyers now have 15 days to file legal briefs on their arguments.

Davis case pushed back by U.S. top court

The U.S. Supreme Court has pushed back its consideration of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis. The high court was expected to issue a decision Monday as to whether to hear the Davis case--it elected to move it to a private conference on its Friday schedule. Two weeks ago, Davis was granted a stay of execution less than two hours before he was to face lethal injection. Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder of an off-duty Savannah police officer. Since the trial, several witnesses in the case have recanted.

Alderman gets stay of execution

Convicted killer Jack Alderman was granted a stay of execution by a Fulton County judge Monday morning. Superior Court judge Melvin Westmoreland said in a hearing that Alderman's sentence should not be carried out until he receives a "meaningful" hearing with the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. Alderman was scheduled to die at 7pm tomorrow night for the death of his wife Barbara in Chatham County in 1974. Alderman is the longest serving prisoner on Georgia's death row.

Alderman gets stay of execution

Convicted killer Jack Alderman received a stay by Georgia's top court Thursday, which delays his execution scheduled for today. In their decision, the state's top justices cited the move by the U.S Supreme Court to look at the challenge to lethal injection, and whether it violates the Constitution. Just recently, the nation's top court stepped-in to halt an execution in Virginia. Alderman is on death row for the murder of his wife in 1974.