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TROY DAVIS EXECUTION SET, AGAIN: Action taken after Supreme Court rejects appeal.
*A new execution date has been set for Troy Anthony Davis, the black Georgia man convicted of killing a white police officer, after the Supreme Court decided earlier this week not to hear his appeal.
Judge Penny Haas Freesemann signed the death warrant on Wednesday and set Oct. 27 as his execution date, reports the Associated Press.
Davis, 40, was sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of 27-year-old Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail. But, doubts about his guilt have led supporters to urge that the case be reconsidered, as 7 of 9 key witnesses against him have recanted their testimony.
His case has attracted international attention, with Pope Benedict XVI and former President Jimmy Carter among those challenging the fairness of his execution.
Now that the new execution date has been set, Davis' lawyers can ask the state board of pardons and parole for clemency.
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