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Passage of Racial Justice Act "A Great Spiritual Victory" Say Supporters

With the passage of the NC Racial Justice Act by the NC Senate yesterday by a vote of 25-18 the State of North Carolina stepped up to lead the South away from the worst of its racist past. The bill allows for court reviews over capital defendants' claims that racial bias influenced their cases. Gov. Bev Perdue is expected to sign the bill into law soon.

 Please call the office of Larry Chisolm, the District Attorney for Chatham County, GA, today at 912-652-7308 and ask that he reopen Troy Davis' case. Please keep trying, as they seem to be inundated with calls. If you have friends or family members in Georgia, ask them to call and identify themselves as Georgia residents. But all calls are helpful. 

 Also please check this website on Friday or Monday for news of a possible decision by the United States Supreme Court about Troy's case. (Some of us will actually be at the Fast and Vigil outside the Supreme Court and should hear about it quickly!)

Troy Davis is on death row in Georgia for  the 1989 murder of police officer Mark Allen MacPhail, a murder he almost certainly did not commit. (Click here for Amnesty International's detailed report about the case.) There was no evidence linking him to the murder, and the gun that killed officer MacPhail was never found. Troy Davis was convicted solely on the testimony of nine witnesses. One of the witnesses, Sylvester Coles, was a suspect in the case. Most of the others were 15 or 16 years old when they testified against Troy. Seven of those nine witnesses have since withdrawn their testimony.

Update: Former Judges Push for Hearing on Troy Davis Innocence Claim  

Update: Day of Action for Troy Davis, May 19   

Action Needed: Media Barred from Speaking to Troy

Update: Hope? Please help now!               

Write to D.A. Larry Chisolm:  Reopen the Case!