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Based on a witness (Sylvester Redd Coles)
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Davis claims that Redd hit the homeless man, but davis left the scene of the crime before the shooting took place. (Redd was a witness in court)
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Jury recommends death penalty, and Davis is put on death row.
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7/9 witnesses recalled their testimony, "the police had presured them"
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the day before he is supposed to get exicuted
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663000 signatures for mercy
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he five-member Board of Pardons and Paroles hear pleas for clemency.
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21 September, 11.08pm: Troy Davis is executed four hours after the appointed time when the US supreme court refuses to grant a stay, dashing his hopes of a reprieve.
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