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June 23, 2010

Evidentiary Hearing Begins in Troy Anthony Davis Case
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The Georgia death row prisoner Troy Anthony Davis is appearing in a
Savannah courtroom today nearly two decades after his widely disputed
conviction for the killing of an off-duty police officer. The Supreme
Court ordered a new hearing in Davis’s case last year to allow the
defense to present evidence that could establish his innocence. Seven of
the nine non-police witnesses in the original trial have since recanted
their testimony. There is no direct physical evidence tying Davis to the
crime scene.



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