Troy Davis: Execution Stayed

Troy Davis’ execution was stayed late this afternoon by the Georgia Supreme Court.

The court gave Mr. Davis’ defense attorneys fifteen days to file a legal brief of their arguments.

According to the Washington Post, a death penalty expert said the court’s decision was surprising: “‘This is extraordinarily rare. The law is very demanding and the Court of Appeals is a very conservative court,’ said Stephen Bright, a death penalty expert who is the head of the Southern Center for Human Rights. ‘It’s just not something that one would expect from this court.’”

Read the entire article here.

Providence may well be stepping in.

For more information on the Troy Davis case, please visit my previous entry Troy Davis: Update, which includes a link to the Troy Davis Call to Action page, and a YouTube video featuring a statement recorded by Troy.