Temporary Delay of Execution for Troy Davis (Supreme Court Deliberating)

[Hissyspit]

Source: Guardian

Execution of death row inmate delayed temporarily as US supreme court intervenes to consider whether to issue a stay

guardian.co.uk, Thu 22 Sep 2011 00.24 BST

The execution of Troy Davis was delayed temporarily by the US supreme court on Wednesday night, in a dramatic intervention just as he was due to be put to death by lethal injection.

As the first news came in at the Jackson prison that houses death row, a huge cheer erupted from a crowd of more than 500 protesters that had amassed on the other side of the road.

Davis's supporters kissed each other and threw placards which read "Not in my name" into the air.

But the jubilation was short-lived. Talk of a reprieve from the US supreme court quickly gave way to rumours of a stay, and finally the realisation that the court had only ordered a temporary delay as it considered the matter. The mood then grew more sombre as the waiting game that has now been going on for years with Davis resumed.

LATEST: @jeremyscahill: Not confirmed. Passing along: MT @mpoppel Mother of MacPhail told US Supreme Court will decide on #TroyDavis by 830PM, reports WTVM-TV

NAACP says Davis has not been executed at this moment, but there is no official confirmation whether there is a stay

It appears the U.S. Supreme Court delayed the execution to issue their decision, but no stay at this time

@ThinkProgress NAACP President says US Supreme Court asked to briefly delay so it could issue its ruling. Could be minutes or hours at most (via @mpoppel)
TweetDeck • 9/21/11 7:13 PM

Read more: http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/22/troy-davis-execution-delayed?cat=world&type=article

[florida08]

1. What?? Hope it's correct too

[FloridaJudy]

2. Hope it's real n/t

[florida08]

3. `

jeremyscahill jeremy scahill
Ben Jealous and Amnesty both said there was a stay. Now @democracynow is saying Davis has not been executed, but stay not confirmed
35 seconds ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[florida08]

4. `

jeremyscahill jeremy scahill
Ben Jealous of NAACP now says: There is a temporary stay while SCOTUS considers it #TroyDavis
1 minute ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[lillypaddle]

5. fingers crossed

nt

[florida08]

6. `

andersoncooper Anderson Cooper
A delay in the #troydavis execution...but for how long? Full details @AC360 8p, 10p
2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[florida08]

7. `

amnesty AmnestyInternational
by sharifkouddous
No stay, just a delay. Watch live: http://www.amnestyusa.org/solidarity
5 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Gemini Cat]

8. I hope this is true!

[David Sky]

9. Sign of the times: Twitter can keep us up-to-date, minute-by-minute

Hey I'm an old guy, who had to wait for the morning newspaper 20 years ago to find out stuff like this...

Just remarking from my old age.

I hope a few hundred thousand tweets and appeals to every lawmaker in the state and federal system helps hold this off.

This case needs a retrial, at the very least, given what even jurors and we all know now!

[lame54]

10. Here is a link to ABC News with more information

http://abcnews.go.com/US/troy-davis-execution-delayed-supreme-court-decision/story?id=14571862

link to CNN Story
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/21/lawyers-file-appeal-to-stay-troy-davis-execution/?hpt=hp_t1

edited to add:
One of the three vids at the ABC link is very confusing it states the SC has cleared the way for the execution, I hope it is incorrect.
I'm wrong they were referring to The Georgia Supreme Court.

another news link with update, still waiting on decision
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/22/troy-davis-execution-delayed

[cal04]

11. twitter: Mother of victim told the SC will decide by 8:30 PM

BREAKING: Mother of MacPhail (victim) told the US Supreme Court will decide on Troy Davis by 830PM, reports WTVM-TV (via @mpoppel)
http://twitter.com/#!/mpoppel

[pinboy3niner]

12. 'We are in a delay, waiting for a decision from the US Supreme Court. There has not been a reprieve'

GA prison official on Troy Davis: 'We are in a delay, waiting for a decision from the US Supreme Court. There has not been a reprieve'

11:36PM GMT Sep 21, 2011

[Ian David]

13. Supreme Court now reconsidering #TroyDavis case. Execution delayed

Source: West Wing Report

Supreme Court now reconsidering #TroyDavis case. Execution delayed
13 seconds ago




Read more: http://twitter.com/#!/WestWingReport/status/116650739232804867

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NAACP President says US Supreme Court asked to briefly delay so it could issue its ruling. Could be minutes or hours at most
http://twitter.com/#!/mpoppel/status/116651159858581504

The Supreme Court has delayed the execution of #TroyDavis to deliberate. Live coverage here: http://bit.ly/nCiv4g
http://twitter.com/#!/RawStory/status/116651531075452928

[teddy51]

14. Are you serious? Holy Shit, that would be wonderful. n/t

[mike_c]

15. jesus christ....

That's good news!

[LiberalinNC]

16. Great news !!!!

[Ian David]

17. Unfortunately, the delay could be only minutes or hours. n/t

[Purveyor]

18. Conflicting reports all over the place... eom

[secondwind]

19. I cannot stand all the unnecessary drama the SCOTUS always seems to bestow

when there is an execution involved. They could have looked at the case earlier today, or yesterday, or whatever. We are such a fucked up country.

[David Sky]

21. Yeah, facts in the case demanded a re-trial over 10 years ago...

but we only find out about this on the day of the planned execution?

We are a strange nation. Europe and Canada and so many other nations are scratching their heads wondering if there is ANY working criminal justice system at all in the USA these days.

[KansDem]

22. We may be expecting too much...

...considering one justice has trouble understanding a standard form.

Failure to Disclose: Federal judges and justices are required by law to disclose their spouse’s income — thus preventing persons who wish to influence the judge or justice from funneling money to them through their husband or wife. Nevertheless, Thomas falsely claimed that his wife Ginni — a lobbyist and high-earning member of the professional right — earned no non-investment income whatsoever while she was working at the right-wing Heritage Foundation. When asked to explain this error, Thomas — who is one of the nine people responsible for issuing binding interpretations of the nation’s founding document — claimed that he “misunderstood the filing instructions.”

Daily Kos

You'd think they would have examined the case of Troy Davis out of intellectual curiosity. Oh, wait!!!...Did I just write that? :shrug:

[unapatriciated]

42. We might be in trouble cause Thomas is the justice reviewing the case

time for him to do the right thing.

[Hepburn]

20. KnR....Oh, thank gawd! n/t

[dogmoma56]

23. 7 0f 9 witness recant testimony, #8 is Dead, ..#9 is believed to be the Perp.!!! no evidence at all

[stockholmer]

24. Troy Davis execution delayed while supreme court considers stay

Source: The Guardian UK

The execution of Troy Davis was delayed temporarily by the US supreme court on Wednesday night in a dramatic intervention just as he was due to be put to death by lethal injection.

The last-minute decision caused confusion outside the prison in Jackson, Georgia, where family, supporters and civil rights campaigners broke into celebration as they believed the court had granted Davis a stay of execution.

But it quickly emerged that the delay was only temporary, while the justices considered whether to issue a stay.

Until that moment it seemed almost certain that Davis would be executed, as the Georgia supreme court had rejected a last-ditch appeal by Davis's lawyers over the 1989 murder of off-duty policeman Mark MacPhail, for which Davis had been sentenced to death despite overwhelming evidence that the conviction is unreliable.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/22/troy-davis-execution-delayed?newsfeed=true

[gateley]

25. Just saw that on Tweety! I just hope he gets a stay and that

he can then get a FAIR trial.

[PatSeg]

31. I purposely was avoiding the news

I just couldn't hear that they had gone through with the execution. I am not proud to be an American today.

[gateley]

46. Still awaiting word from the Supremes. What I didn't know is

that the States don't have to wait on a Final Word from DC. They can go ahead with the execution, and that has been done previously (Rachel cited when, but it didn't stick in my mind).

The more I hear about it the more stunned I am that this would have been allowed to proceed.

And I don't know WTF is taking the Supremes so long - hell, they just have to look at a newspaper and see all the reasons to issue a Stay.

But you know something, Pat? I think with the WORLD attention to this, there's added pressure to 'do the right thing' - so I'm cautiously optimistic.

:pals:

[PatSeg]

48. I was thinking along the same line

and I think Troy Davis felt it was possible his case might change the system. I wonder how many high profile cases it will take.

[rosesaylavee]

26. Good... may be now they will carry thru

where they didn't before.

[iandhr]

27. I wish I had hope...

[Blacksheep214]

28. WTF

Happened to reasonable doubt?

[MineralMan]

29. I absolutely oppose the death penalty in all cases.

This is yet another example of why.

[Generic Other]

30. And this is not cruel and unusual punishment?

He is being tortured by the state.

[Chemisse]

33. Can you imagine, after the hours of saying good-bye to his family,

and coming to terms with his imminent death, which he has had to do several times before, and may indeed be doing again very soon.

It is torture.

[EOTE]

36. Without a doubt. And it's absolutely sickening.

What little faith I had in our legal system is quickly being destroyed. I feel so sick and hopeless about the fate of this man. There are third world countries with more equality in their justice systems.

[chervilant]

47. I feel

so sick and hopeless about our nation...

[Chemisse]

32. That is such good news! I was afraid I would come on DU and see that

he had been killed.

I think states should lose their rights to kill people. There is so much racial disparity and there have been so many innocent people who have been convicted (pre-DNA), that even if you believe in the death penalty you simply cannot justify its use.

[dogmoma56]

34. 7 0f 9 witness recant testimony, #8 is Dead, ..#9 is believed to be the Perp.!!! no evidence at all.

[dogmoma56]

35. the GOP is out of control, it's leaders are OCD Wealth Hoarders and Malignant Narcissists

they believe that wealth is proof of gods favor of a man so it is a sin to tax them, the poor are being punished by god so it is a sin to help them..

does that answer about all the questions you had about them..?? i am not spoofing this.. it is real. a Fascists Dominionist cult has taken over the GOP.

[fascisthunter]

38. GOOD NEWS! (nt)

[pinboy3niner]

37. @NBCNews Pete Williams told us he expects SCOTUS to make a decision sometime tonight

@TheLastWord

@NBCNews Pete Williams told us he expects SCOTUS to make a decision sometime tonight in the #TroyDavis case. #lastword

12:17AM GMT Sep 22, 2011

[unapatriciated]

39. Democracy Now- Amy Goodman is live streaming outside the prison

http://www.livestream.com/


She just said it was Clarence Thomas who was reviewing the case.

[Hissyspit]

43. I saw @DemocracyNow said that "Amy Goodman" is #10 streaming worldwide.

[unapatriciated]

44. Yes, the whole world is watching us.

I just got off work a few hours ago and have to be back at 6am or I would be down there with them.

[Glimmer of Hope]

45. I don't understand what happens from here. When I was at the SC

one of the organizers said the decision will be released in one week and to come back next week. I can't find any confirmation regarding timing of the decision.

This process is inhumane.

[Glimmer of Hope]

40. I just got back from a protest at the Supreme Court. Word there

was that it will take one week for the SC to make their ruling. Does anyone know if this is true?

[unapatriciated]

41. Democracy Now is live streaming from the prison and they have no word yet

http://www.livestream.com/