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Troy Davis Execution: Former FBI Chief William S. Sessions Calls On Georgia To Stay Order
• Huffington PostThe execution of Troy Davis, a Georgia death row inmate scheduled to die in less than a week, should be halted because of "pervasive, persistent doubts" about his guilt, said William S. Sessions, a former federal district judge in Texas and FBI director under Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, in a sharply-worded editorial on Thursday.
"Serious questions about Mr. Davis' guilt, highlighted by witness recantations, allegations of police coercion, and a lack of relevant physical evidence, continue to plague his conviction," Sessions wrote. He urged a state pardons board to commute the sentence to life in prison.
2 Comments in Response to Troy Davis Execution: Former FBI Chief William S. Sessions Calls On Georgia To Stay Order
US Supreme Court halts Texas execution
http://azdailysun.com/news/national/us-supreme-court-halts-texas-execution/article_8664b536-9668-5476-a333-8e4215c900e7.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/perry-asked-to-halt-texas-execution-because-of-racially-charged-statements-during-sentencing/2011/09/14/gIQAH1LlSK_story.html
http://www.texastribune.org/texas-dept-criminal-justice/death-penalty/victim-prosecutor-senator-beg-perry-reprieve/