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| Sydney Carton | Jun 3 2009, 02:24 PM |
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And here is the latest word from Amnesty.Savannah has a new District Attorney who just might be willing to re-open a factual investigation at grass roots level.Thiis would seem to be the most hoonorable solution all around.I hope every reader here will send off a letter to the city official involved.There will be plenty of opposition from the local Police Department which took the original statements from the seven recanting witnesses(one of whom ,at least, recanted before the original trial). The Appellate Courts have perhaps spent too much tiime on the recanters in relation to their trial testimony.They should have spent more time on what they said at the time of their original pre-trial statements.It is our amateur and unofficial opinion that a perusal of the pre-trial statements will bear out the post-trial claims that intimidation was used to procure identifications which the witnesses were in no position to make. When,for example, did Joseph Holloway first tell the Atlanta police that he saw Cole do the killing? We would also like to see much more about statements from witnesses who attended the party where another shooting (of which Davis was also convicted) occurred earlier that same evening.These witnesses seem to have been almost completely ignored by the police at the time of the shootings but at least two of them have since given strong evidence in support of Davis.The hostess at the party now swears that she went directly from the scene of the first shooting to Red Cole (why?) who then walked her to the scene of the second shooting(why?) and that she saw him holding the same caliber of gun used in both shootings on his way to the scene of the murder. Cole (but only since she filed her new evidence )admitted that he was packing the same make revolver as was used in both the maiming and the killing and deliberately omitted to say so in the original statement which launched the man hunt for Davis. Amnesty writes: snip The Supreme Court will soon look at Troy Davis' petition for a new trial. While we will be disappointed if the courts once again fail to intervene in a case that is so overwhelmed with doubt and a lack of evidence, Troy needs us to keep knocking on doors until one finally opens up. Savannah's new District Attorney, Larry Chisolm, elected in 2008 on similar principles as President Obama, could be that opportunity. During Chisolm's bid for District Attorney, he laudably pledged to "increase the sense of fairness and transparency in the prosecution function." If there ever was a case that required both fairness and transparency, then this is it. Urge District Attorney Chisolm to make good on his pledge by re-opening Troy's case. At the heart of this case is a brutal murder of a police officer that could go unpunished if an innocent man is put to death. The District Attorney has the power to re-open the investigation into this crime for which Troy was convicted. Only once we have all the facts on the table, can the courts truly begin to assess the fate of Troy Davis. At this point, no court has bothered to answer: why seven of nine prosecution witnesses have recanted or contradicted their testimony? why no physical evidence links Troy to the murder? why one of the two final witnesses has been implicated in many sworn statements as the real killer of officer Mark MacPhail? Ask District Attorney Chisolm to re-open the investigation to uncover the truth behind officer MacPhail's murder. You only have to look to May 19th, the Global Day of Action for Troy Davis, to grasp just how much more there is to this case than meets the eye. Supporters across the U.S. joined voices with advocates from 14 different countries around the globe to demand real action for Troy. Your actions continue to mean so much. In fact, Troy Davis and his sister, Martina Correia, were so touched by the outpouring of your support that they joined a call with Amnesty activists and staff to give their 'thank yous' in person. Listen to Troy Davis' message to Amnesty activists (MP3). We don't know how much longer this fight for Troy's life is going to last. But as long as there are people who can intervene to save Troy's life, then we will keep pushing for justice. Remind District Attorney Chisolm there is still time to make good on his pledge. SC: Please send your letters at once. Davis may have very little time.The Supreme Court will consider his case sometime around Juuuuuunue 23rd but,as pointed out earlier,his chances (on technical grounds) of getting a full hearing are extremely thin. The NAACP now says that it is going to launch a full protest -which is about as hypocritical on their as what Al Sharpton did in Durham and Jena(among many other places).The original investigation was conducted by black cops under a black police chief ,a black mayor and five black jurors. Davis ,even if guilty,was clearly convicted by a botched investigation that called for a quick patsy while ignoring the most obvious suspect-a black gang lord with major ties to local law enforcement. We know that at least four of the surviving jurors want their verdict reversed, unless these are all four of the five black jurors there are no grounds for claiming Davis is the victim of racial discrimination.His case,in fact, only goes what everyone here already knows.Southern Black Power can be as corrupt as Southern White Power and it is generally,because neaveau, even more clumsy and heavy handed. Edited by Sydney Carton, Jun 3 2009, 02:43 PM.
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