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"The federal appeals court in Atlanta on Friday halted Troy Anthony Davis’ execution, the third time his life has been spared shortly before he was to be put to death."

To see the article on Troy Davis, go to http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/10/24/troy_davis_stay.html

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This is hard for us to believe and hard to write.  The U. S. Supreme Court has refused to review the Troy Anthony Davis case.  Davis was convicted of killing a police officer who was shot 17 years ago, and sentenced for execution.

This is in spite of there being no physical evidence; witnesses recanting their testimony, some saying they were coerced by the police; Troy Davis continuing to assert his innocence; one of the two remaining witnesses being a suspect in the killing; a national and international effort to get the case reviewed; and the fact the Supreme Court put a stay on Davis' execution--it's rare for the court to do that and then not review a case.

Many people, including some prominent law enforcement officials, beliewe that what little evidence remains would not be enough to convict Davis.  In fact some law enforcement experts have said they believe he's innocent.

He's scheduled to be executed on Oct. 27, 2008.

See articles at  http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/102917/supreme_court_rejects_troy_davis_case%2C_gives_green_light_for_his_execution/ and http://www.alternet.org/rights/102930/amnesty_int'l:_supreme_court_refusal_to_hear_troy_davis_case_%22truly_shocking%22/

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All right, so no one but us is likely to care that this is our 100th entry in The Loveshade Family Blog.  But it's a significant anniversary for us.

We've written and ranted about Crime and Punishment, Politics and War, Religion and Philosophy, Science and Technology, the Ek-sen-trik and Discordian, Family and Friends, and of course Love and Sex.  (We being Alden, Lorien and Reverend Loveshade and our good friend Danacasso).

Thanks to everyone who's posted comments (well, except maybe the spam bots).  We look forward to the next 100 posts, and hope you do too!

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The U. S. Supreme Court plans to meet in private to discuss the case of Troy Anthony Davis.  Davis was convicted of murdering a police officer largely on the basis of the testimony of nine witnesses, seven of which recanted with one of the remaining two named as the possible murderer.

Davis was convicted of fatally shooting Mark Allen MacPhail, a 27-year-old officer killed on August 19, 1989.  The court said it would meet on Friday to discuss the case, but hasn't said when it will make a decision on whether or not to reconsider it.

For more details, see http://www.ajc.com/traffic/content/metro/stories/2008/10/06/troy_davis_appeal.html.

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To see all of our blog entries dealing with Troy Davis, click on http://www.loveshade.org/blog-mt/mt-search.fcgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=troy+anthony+davis

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