Troy Anthony Davis

Executed by the State of Georgia 10:00 PM Sept 21, 2011

Rest In Peace

Call to Action

TROY MOSAIC: LEND YOUR FACE FOR JUSTICE

TROY ANTHONY DAVIS

MY NAME IS TROY ANTHONY DAVIS, 41 YEARS OLD.
I HAVE BEEN ON DEATH ROW IN GEORGIA FOR 19 -+YEARS.
TROY A. DAVIS 657378
GDCP PO BOX 3877 G-3-79
JACKSON, GEORGIA 30233

Please write to Troy Davis sending letters of encouragement and support.

4th Execution Date, Call to Action

NCADP.Org Call to Action

Amnesty International Call to Action

NAACP Help Save Troy Davis Call to Action

Update on Troy Davis. From NCADP

A number of approaches to stopping the potentially imminent execution of Troy Davis are in the works, with new ways that you can help coming together regularly.

TONIGHT (4/21/2011) from 7:30 to 8pm EDT, you can join a conference call with AIUSA's Laura Moye and PFADP's Steve Dear to learn the latest. To register and receive the call-in info, click here.

More than 1500 members of the Clergy have signed the letter from religious leaders so far. Let's keep that ball rolling, and please also ask legal professionals whom you know to sign the letter from the legal community, and more.

Just yesterday, a sign-on letter for murder victim family members was launched. Murder victim family members, please click here.

In Georgia, Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty are canvassing in Savannah to gather 10,000 signatures from residents of the county that sent Troy to death row. Click here to learn more - maybe you can go help?

The "One Million Tweets for Troy!" effort was launched to raise greater awareness about the fact that Georgia seems ready to execute a man despite serious doubt about whether he is guilty. If you are active on Twitter, click here now.

Learn more and take action at at www.justicefortroy.org. Also, click here to "Like" NCADP's Troy Davis Facebook page.

Troy Davis Hearing Week of Action.
June 22, 2010

Global Day Of Action for Troy Davis;
June 22, 2010

Please sign the NAACP petition asking him to support clemency for Davis. 

Tell Gov. Perdue to commute Troy Davis's sentence!

Sign now!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/17/investigate-the-injustice

INVESTIGATE THE INJUSTICE

Troy Anthony Davis, who is on Georgia's death row, could soon face a fourth execution date. Yet no jury has ever heard the compelling new evidence that can prove his innocence. We call upon you, our elected officials, to investigate this case.

Troy Davis has been on death row in Georgia for the past 17 years, convicted of killing a white police officer, Mark Allen MacPhail in 1989. But no physical evidence linked him to the crime and no murder weapon was ever found. Troy was convicted on the basis of nine witnesses who testified against him at his trial. But now seven of these nine have come forward in sworn affidavits to recant their statements. Many say they felt pressured and coerced by the police to name Troy.

Shamefully, our court system has never allowed Troy to present this new evidence to a jury. Troy Davis has faced down three past execution dates, once coming within two hours of his execution. Any day now the state of Georgia could be issuing another execution date. We cannot stand by and see justice trampled.

A man's life hangs in the balance. Civil rights hang in the balance. Justice hangs in the balance.
President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, District Attorney of Chatham County Larry Chisolm: You have the power to right this injustice. We, the signers below, urge you to do so.

Sign now!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/17/investigate-the-injustice
 

More Requests for Action from Martina

Friends we have two new actions for Troy Anthony Davis one is a Clergy sign on letter and the other is a Lawyer sign on letter to the Governor of Georgia. There is also a Professor sign on letter started by Patrick Dyer for College Professors to sign on I will send in separate email.

If you are affiliated with any religious group please ask Clergy to sign letter.

Please share this information we want to get as many letters as possible. We do not know when the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals will rule on the December 9th Oral Argument for Troy so we need to be prepared in the event of a negative decision. It is my prayer that there is no decision before January because at least we have the old DA and his Chief Asst out of office and we can slow things down a little.
I want to thank all of you for your continued support in this fight to save Troy and support his legal team who have been fighting tirelessly in their extraordinary work on Troy's behalf.
 

Download Clergy Letter

Download Lawyer Letter 

Poetry/Spoken Word Event for Troy in Atlanta -- Nov. 21, 2008

 Martina and her Call to Action.

Please fax Governor Sonny Perdue and say the people do not want Troy Davis executed please commute the sentence, this is destroying the confidence of the people in the state lawmakers present and future and where are concerned about executing someone who has a strong case of innocence even thought the courts have refused to hear new evidence contrary to what the prosecutor is saying and that we will not support a state government killing in our name any longer.

According to the Georgia Constitution Article V Section II, it says the governor does have chief executive powers, that the governor is the conservator of peace throughout the state, so constitutionally there is nothing preventing the governor to step in when public opinion says STOP the EXECUTION of TROY DAVIS. This will not be seen as usurpation of the Parole Board's constitutional power, they are appointed by the governor.
 

Below you have the info on the governor.

	Governor Sonny Perdue (R-GA)   1st-term Republican from Georgia. Contact Information Web Site: www.gov.state.ga.us E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.' 203 State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: (404) 656-1776 Fax: (404) 656-5947 and 404-657-7332 Washington Office: 400 N. Capitol St., NW, Ste. 376 Washington, DC 20001 Phone: (202) 624-3681   Background Information Party: Republican Residence: Bonaire Marital Status: Married (Mary) Prev. Occupation: Small Business Owner, Veterinarian Prev. Political Exp.: Houston Co. Planning and Zoning Commission, 1980-90; GA Senate, 1990-2002 Education: DVM Univ. of GA, 1971 Military: USAF, 1971-74 Birthdate: 12/20/1946 Birthplace: Perry, GA Religion: Baptist   Other Information   Term: 1st First Elected: 2002 Percentage in Last Election: 51%    The Perdue's attend the First Baptist Church of Woodstock,  Georgia where he is a Sunday School teacher.

 

Here is a message my brother Troy mailed to me on September 22, 2008 the night before his scheduled execution in Georgia, it was for all the people who believe in Justice and in him, so I hope you get a small glimpse of what Troy's spirit is really like.

Martina



To all

This is a message from Troy Anthony Davis

I want to thank all of you for your efforts and dedication to Human Rights and Human Kindness, in the past year I have experienced such emotion, joy, sadness and never ending faith. It is because of all of you that I am alive today, as I look at my sister Martina I am marveled by the love she has for me and of course I worry about her and her health, but as she tells me she is the eldest and she will not back down from this fight to save my life and prove to the world that I am innocent of this terrible crime.
 
As I look at my mail from across the globe, from places I have never ever dreamed I would know about and people speaking languages and expressing cultures and religions I could only hope to one day see first hand. I am humbled by the emotion that fills my heart with overwhelming, overflowing Joy. I can't even explain the insurgence of emotion I feel when I try to express the strength I draw from you all, it compounds my faith and it shows me yet again that this is not a case about the death penalty, this is not a case about Troy Davis, this is a case about Justice and the Human Spirit to see Justice prevail.

I cannot answer all of your letters but I do read them all, I cannot see you all but I can imagine your faces, I cannot hear you speak but your letters take me to the far reaches of the world, I cannot touch you physically but I feel your warmth everyday I exist.

So Thank you and remember I am in a place where execution can only destroy your physical form but because of my faith in God, my family and all of you I have been spiritually free for some time and no matter what happens in the days, weeks to come, this Movement to end the death penalty, to seek true justice, to expose a system that fails to protect the innocent must be accelerated. There are so many more Troy Davis'. This fight to end the death penalty is not won or lost through me but through our strength to move forward and save every innocent person in captivity around the globe. We need to dismantle this Unjust system city by city, state by state and country by country.

I can't wait to Stand with you, no matter if that is in physical or spiritual form, I will one day be announcing,
" I AM TROY DAVIS, and I AM FREE!

Never Stop Fighting for Justice and We will Win!

Call to Action

One thing we need to keep is the Media in this story so please to everyone please post comments to CNN.com, CBS.com and make comments on the Troy Davis stories and email other national, state and local media where you live and tell them we want to know more about the Troy Anthony Davis case. One element I have noticed missing in all the , media outlets is that no one mentions that the Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act is involved, and that is why Troy's case has got to this point. So we want to encourage the media to talk about law and how it does not protect the innocent by limiting the appeals process. If the media knows we want to know more they will do more stories on this case. So get you emails going to all national media. Continue to write op-eds, this is a case of innocence not just the death penalty, eyewitness identification, witness recantation and procedures of law.

Thanks

Martina
 

Support Troy's Campaign by buying  "Innocence Matters" T-Shirts and Buttons. Invitation to join YouTube Group:  Troy Davis Innocence Matters Video Project Sept. 16, 2008 Greetings All, There are four executions scheduled this week and 22 by the end of the year. See a complete list at www.NCADP.org, or receive a weekly update via e-mail by joining the For Whom the Bells Toll Campaign e-mail update list by clicking here. NCADP is updating you about the Troy Davis case because it is so high profile and so compelling. We also want you to know that Jack Alderman, who was scheduled to be killed in Georgia later today, received a stay of execution so that he would have an opportunity to make a case for mercy to the Parole Board. Since then, the Parole Board scheduled a clemency hearing for this morning (Tuesday) at 9am. It is quite possible that this execution will take place. On Friday, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency for Troy Davis. Georgians For Alternatives to the Death Penalty writes the following: We are aware of two entities that can prevent the execution of Troy Davis: the US Supreme Court and the Parole Board. While the Board did deny clemency on Friday, they have unfettered discretion all the way up to the final hour and can still weigh in. These odds are tough, but they are not mathematically impossible. Therefore, we will direct our fight where we have any chance! And we must not let off the attention and activism. There are some media strategies we are working on to influence the Supreme Court. As for the Parole Board, we want to appeal to them again - but we encourage you not to antagonize the board as this is not likely to persuade them to change their decision! The board members each voted Friday in secrecy, so we do not know what the vote count was, but if it was not unanimous, then changing even one person's mind may be what is needed. **please send another letter to the board** You can use the new model at AI's page - copy/paste or you can send the letter directly from the AI page with a few clicks: http://www.amnestyusa.org/troydavis More information and action opportunities are available here. ---------------------------------------- Also, if you are anywhere near Atlanta, or if you know someone who is, please consider the following: EMERGENCY RALLY/MARCH TO SAVE TROY DAVIS! This Thursday (Sept. 18) at 6pm Meet: Edgewood Ave. and Peachtree St. No physical evidence. No murder weapon. Another man implicated. Add your voice to prevent the execution! Please sign the petition: www.gfadp.org For more info: 404-250-3540 + gfadp@yahoo.com And finally, here is a little more background, from Counterpunch.org The Georgia Supreme Court subsequently agreed to hear the death row prisoner's extraordinary motion for a new trial, but in March the Court rejected the motion largely on procedural grounds in a 4-3 vote. Troubled by this result, Chief Justice Sears stated in her dissent: "[...] I believe that this case illustrates that this Court's approach in extraordinary motions for new trials based on new evidence is overly rigid and fails to allow an adequate inquiry into the fundamental question, which is whether or not an innocent person might have been convicted or even, as in this case, might be put to death." Thank you for taking action today! Abraham J. Bonowitz Director of Affiliate Support National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty http://www.NCADP.org abe@ncadp.org mobile: 561-371-5204   Continue supporting Troy Davis!     Because of you, Troy Davis is still alive today. Listen to Troy thank you personally. Last July, despite strong evidence of his innocence, Troy Davis came within 24 hours of execution by the state of Georgia. Thanks to the 34,000 individuals who sent appeals, Troy was granted a 90-day stay.  Listen to Troy tell his story and personally thank you for all your efforts. The Georgia Supreme Court will decide if Troy gets a new trial and an opportunity to finally present evidence that has never been heard in court. Listen to Troy share his experience:   There was no physical evidence against Troy Davis. The weapon used was never found. The case against him consisted entirely of witness testimony. 7 of the 9 non-police witnesses have recanted or contradicted their testimony. Many of these witnesses have stated that they were pressured or coerced by the police. One of the witnesses who has not recanted is the principle alternative suspect. Nine individuals have signed affadavits implicating this suspect as the actual shooter. Troy Davis has never had a hearing in federal court on the reliability of the witness testimony used against him. Troy's life was temporarily spared, yet the possibility of his execution still remains if he is not granted a new hearing or trial. Please sign the petition today,  and ask five of your friends to do the same. Together, we’ll send a strong message to the Georgia authorities that when it comes to the death penalty, fairness matters. In solidarity, Larry Cox Executive Director * * * ACLU "Tuesday's for Troy" ACTION ALERT * * * Please join the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, as we continue to call for justice in the Troy Anthony Davis case. Every Tuesday, the ACLU will join Georgians For Alternatives to the Death Penalty (GFADP), Amnesty International and other social justice organizations in public, peaceful demonstrations across Atlanta to bring awareness to the Troy Anthony Davis case, and to collect petition signatures. THE LATEST ON TROY: With the Georgia Supreme Court's denial of Troy's appeal for a new trial nearly six weeks ago (3/17), his legal team submitted a "request for reconsideration" for a new trial. We just received word last week that the Georgia Supreme court has once again voted against a new trial (4 to 3 decision). Our main target of action now is the Georgia Pardons and Parole Board. The Board has executive clemency power (not the Governor, who appoints them). The board can stop an execution and commute a death sentence. A few legal avenues remain, but the board appears to be our strongest chance. They can commute the sentence to life (with possibility of parole) or life without parole. ACTION REQUESTED: 1) Come to weekly "Tuesdays for Troy" demonstrations 4:30pm-6:00pm (Atlanta) Every Tuesday, we will organize a street demonstration with signs for motorists and pedestrians to see around rush hour. We will pass out fact sheets with information about the case and circulate petitions. We will announce where each week's demo will take place. * Demonstration signs and posters will be provided. 2) Sign the Troy Davis petition or model letter to the Georgia Pardons and Parole Board Both documents also available at http://www.amnestyusa.org/troydavis 3) Mobilize people for the big demonstration/rally We are planning a big demonstration and rally at the State Capitol (in Atlanta), calendared for Saturday, May 17th. We need a mass mobilization of people from Georgia and beyond! As always, thank you for your support and please call me directly with questions. Sincerely, Ms. Benétta M. Standly, MPA Statewide Organizer/Public Policy Director American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia 404-523-6201 TELE 404-577-0181 FAX bstandly@acluga.org http://www.acluga.org "Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance". Woodrow Wilson   If you live in Georgia, we especially encourage you to get connected to the anti-death penalty coalition Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (GFADP). To join their email alert and update list, which includes information about the Troy Davis campaign, please email gfadp@yahoo.com or call 404-876-5661 ext. 12. Activity to educate and take action against the larger broken death penalty system, that Troy Davis's case illustrates so well, is happening across the state and we need more people to get involved so that there are no more horrible cases like Troy Davis's! Regardless of where you live, we encourage you to get involved in anti-death penalty advocacy groups like Amnesty International, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP) , and so forth. 124 people have been exonerated from the nation's death rows in the last 3 decades. Some have been wrongfully executed, like Ruben Cantu and Larry Sullivan. We cannot allow Troy or anyone else to suffer such a fate!

To see the previous Calls to Action click here.

For further info or to learn how you can help please contact:

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