By Jonathan Springston, IPS News. Posted October 28, 2008.
The Georgia prisoner was scheduled to die, again, but a federal court has opened the door for a new round of appeals.
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct 27 (IPS) -- A federal appeals court in Atlanta has stayed the execution of Georgia death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis scheduled for Monday -- the third time he has been pulled back from the death chamber in just over a year.
Davis had fulfilled the requirements required for "a provisional stay of execution," the court ruled on Friday. The stay gives time for Davis's lawyers to apply for a new appeal.
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This is Crimbrary's third post on Troy Davis.
http://crimbrary.blogspot.com/2008/10/in-final-days-before-troy-davis.html
http://crimbrary.blogspot.com/2008/09/troy-davis-to-die-next-week-will.html
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