-The death penalty is a just punishment for those who have murdered others.

  • The charges against Troy Davis

    Troy Davis came from the shooting of Michael Cooper, and the beating of Larry Young also the murder of Officer Mark MacPhail.
  • Davis pool party

    davis attended a pool party in cloverland neighborhood. left the party with his friend Daryl Collin. a passing car yelled obscenities. A bullet was fired at the passing car. then Michael Cooper, a passenger, was struck in the jaw.
  • pre trial

    a grand jury indicted Davis for murder, assaulting Larry Young with a pistol, shooting Michael Cooper
  • davis pleaded not guilty

  • Davis was brought back to trial

    Davis was brought to trial in August 1991.
  • jury decided

    the jury took under two hours to find Davis guilty of murder
  • Davis filed a habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court

    Davis filed a habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court
  • Davis's petition was denied

  • court confirmed

    the court affirmed the denial of federal habeas corpus relief, and determined that Davis had not made "a substantive claim of actual innocence
  • first execution date

    dident happen suprem court denied
  • Second execution date

    lawyer saved his butt
  • Third execution date

    Oral arguments were heard by a three-judge,argued that, in extraordinary cases, evidence of wrongful conviction
  • Execution of Troy Davis

    they finally convicted him and executed him
  • U.S. Supreme Court petition