Troy Davis is a man in Georgia currently facing the death penalty for a crime he may have not committed. Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed today, September 21st, for shooting officer, Mark MacPhail. Mark MacPhail, an off-duty police officer, was working as a security guard at Burger King in 1989 when a fight broke out in the adjacent parking lot. Officer MacPhail was trying to break-up the fight when he was shot and killed. Troy Davis was linked to the crime by nine eye-witnesses, and although the gun was never found, ballistic linked the bullets from that crime scene to another robbery, that Troy was also convicted of.

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So here’s the problem. Seven out of nine of the witness have recanted their stories and admitted to feeling pressured by the prosecution to convict Troy Davis. Most importantly another man, by the name of Sylvester Coles, has confessed to the crime according to many witnesses.  Troy Davis is linked to the crime only through eye-witnesses, seven out of nine have recanted, the gun involved has yet to be found, plus there is no DNA or any solid forensic evidence, plus Troy Davis was 19 years old at the time.

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