The Execution of Troy Davis: The Criminal Justice System That Refuses to Admit It Might Have Made A Mistake.

Jurors are not Gods, they are human, and sometimes more times they we want to admit they convict the innocent.  This is especially true when law enforcement engages in police misconduct, coercion, and presenting false or misleading evidence to the jury.

More than 75% of the death row inmates exonerated by DNA evidence were convicted solely on faulty and unreliable eyewitness identification.

In the Troy Davis trial there was no DNA evidence against him, no reliable and conclusive forensic or ballistic testimony.  There was no murder weapon found.  Over the years seven of the nine witnesses whom testified against him at trial said that they had been coerced and pressured to identify Mr. Davis as the shooter.  Remarkable another witness came forward and stated through a sworn statement that another person actually admitted committing the crime.  There was overwhelming evidence that Troy Davis was innocent of the crime.

All of this reasonable doubt as to the guilt of Mr. Davis was insufficient to save his life.  Courts turned their back to him with legal minutia.  The Governor of Georgia and President of the United States turned their back on him.  And most damaging was the political hacks of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles.

New Jersey was the first State in the United States to abolish the death penalty, and as attorney in this great State I am proud that New Jersey leads the United States in its progressive policies in protecting the rights of the criminally accused.   

The voice of the Catholic Church and other prominent anti-death penalty and death penalty individuals and organizations to stop the execution all fell on deaf ears.

I am convinced that because of Troy Davis’ execution it will bring an end to this disgrace and plight to this country’s morality, and because of his unjust execution the death penalty will be abolished forever through the United States.  Yes, Troy Davis has accomplished more in death than in life.  This case is not over.

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New Jersey Criminal Defense Attorney who has been practicing criminal law for 21 years.  Admitted State and Federal Court in New Jersey.  Admitted to the federal appeals courts for the Third and Fourth Circuit.  Also admitted pro hac vice for the federal Southern District of New York and Northern District of Ohio.