Vol. 72/No. 15      April 14, 2008

Troy Davis has been on death row for 16 years, convicted of killing a Savannah, Georgia, policeman on the word of nine witnesses, seven of whom have recanted or contradicted their testimony. The Georgia Supreme Court voted to deny Davis’s appeal for a new trial in a 4-3 decision on March 17.

Martina Correia, Davis’s sister, talked to the Militant about the importance of a new motion by his lawyers to have the state supreme court reconsider its decision and grant him a new trial.

“I want the Georgia Supreme Court to look at this case again. It is too important to dismiss without a hearing,” she said. The May 17 march “will be instrumental,” she added. “Nothing positive comes without struggle.”

Kimberly Alexander, president of the West Metro NAACP, said, “We are going to raise the visibility of the case and keep it in the news.”

Alexander said activists “are hoping that buses will come from all over, like with the Genarlow Wilson and Jena 6 cases,” referring to recent mobilizations in support of Black defendants in Georgia and Louisiana.

Davis’s supporters in the Atlanta area leaflet and petition at rush hour every Tuesday. Information on the case, activities, flyers in English and Spanish, and contact information can be found at www.gfadp.org.  
 
 
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