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Thursday, March 27, 2014

MGP #4


Breaking News

Here on your local WRDJ Channel 7 News, we bring you the story of Troy Davis who was executed last night in Texas. Davis was convicted of killing off duty police officer, Mark MacPhail, on August 18, 1989. As we all know, the Davis Case has been the talk of the year. Troy Davis still, until his execution, claimed his innocence. Davis said to the family of MacPhail, “I did not kill your son, father, or brother and all I can ask id that you look deeper into this case so you really can finally see the truth,” before his death.
        
  Dozens of supporters of Davis, including the N.A.A.C.P., tried to get the Supreme court to reduce Davis’s sentence for the time being so the case could be reviewed. They also reached out to the prosecutor in the original case and asked him to persuade the original judge to rescind to the death order. One of the supporters even reached out to President Obama. The Innocent Project joined in on the act along with many others. Even with all those supporters, and a four hour delay, Davis was still executed.
        
  This execution rose about many different opinions and thoughts about if Troy Davis was really innocent. A record number of petitions were delivered to the board. To be exact, 630,000 were delivered. This case just may take a turn for different. Only time will tell. We will keep you updated on this story here on your very own WRDJ Channel 7 News.


Severson, Kim. "Davis Is Executed in Georgia." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Sept. 2011. Web. 18 Mar. 2014.

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