Troy Davis was convicted in 1991 of the shooting of an off duty police officer and put to death last night.
In a nutshell for those not familiar- Mark MacPhail was a cop supplementing his income working nights providing security to a Georgia Burger King. In 1989 a fight broke out in a nearby parking lot where a homeless man was being pistol whipped. MacPhail attempted to break up the fight and was shot twice and killed.
At the time, witnesses identified the assailent as Troy Anthony Davis. Davis also was identified as the shooter in an altercation earlier that evening where someone had been shot in the face.
Since the trial 7 of the original witnesses who IDed Davis have recanted citing police misconduct. Some police misconduct was present as there were items of evidence against Davis that were withheld from his original trial due to illegal search and seizure.
Details here-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Davis_case
Just wanted to throw this out to the GFY community and collect thoughts. It's not a case I followed closely and it's something I've found difficulty getting straight facts on. It seems most information out there on the subject is written with a heavy slant, bending and twisting facts either for or against.