tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post441788571267154930..comments2024-03-29T06:44:19.414-04:00Comments on the daily howler: Culture watch: No time for facts!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-64735847103542570512011-09-27T05:30:23.117-04:002011-09-27T05:30:23.117-04:00Wow, I've been listening to Democracy Now'...Wow, I've been listening to Democracy Now's coverage of Troy Davis and no one has mentioned someone else confessing to the crime. They did say that the man who accused Davis had the same gun on him as the one that killed the victim, and that he's one of the witnesses who didn't recant his testimony, but nothing about a competitive confession.Alex Blazenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-11651316827199572072011-09-24T17:33:23.594-04:002011-09-24T17:33:23.594-04:00"Back in the day" when newspapers believ..."Back in the day" when newspapers believed they played an important role in shaping public policies and public opinion, back before journalists became lazy asses reciting press releases and he said-she said stories, back when a newspaper like the New York Times or The Atlanta Constitution would have put a reporter or a team on the story and told him or them to get to the bottom of the story, back in those days we probably would have had a definitive, multi-part story about the entire case. That was then; a partial story is now.jhandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-67413073205649482752011-09-24T12:24:53.835-04:002011-09-24T12:24:53.835-04:00Guilty or not, I am opposed to the death penalty b...Guilty or not, I am opposed to the death penalty because innocent people have ended up on death row but thanks to the heroic efforts of innocence advocates, a small fraction of innocent death row inmates was exonerated and released from their hell. We have a very imperfect judicial system and the poor get especially crushed by the wheels of justice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-84392575318382943522011-09-24T11:21:16.133-04:002011-09-24T11:21:16.133-04:00I have now read most of Judge Moore's decision...I have now read most of Judge Moore's decision concluding that Davis was probably guilty of the crime he was charged with including the reasons for discounting the alleged changes of mind several witnesses had. Their change was made by affidavids and not subject to cross-examination.<br />Judge Moore was appointed by Bill Clinton and I believe that he looked at the case objetively and concluded that the alleged new evidence did not put reasonable doubt about the original verdict. While I do not support the death penalty, I do belive that after reading Judge Moore's decision that Mr. Davis is guilty as charged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-10589949249395857812011-09-24T10:23:38.747-04:002011-09-24T10:23:38.747-04:00The affidavits of witnesses recanting testimony ca...The affidavits of witnesses recanting testimony can be found here: http://www.amnestyusa.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/affadavits.pdfSteve Rhodeshttp://beachwoodreporter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-39945469419297632062011-09-24T10:17:59.680-04:002011-09-24T10:17:59.680-04:00What very few stories mention is that the police f...<i>What very few stories mention is that the police found the victim's blood on Davis' shorts but the trial judge ruled the evidence inadmissible at trial.</i><br /><br />From the report by Chief Judge William Moore mentioned in the post:<br /><br />'The State introduced evidence regarding Mr. Davis's "bloody" shorts. (See Resp. Ex. 67.) However, even the State conceded that this evidence lacked any probative value of guilt, submitting it only to show what the Board of Pardons and Paroles had before it. (Evidentiary Hearing Transcript at 468-69.) Indeed, there was insufficient DNA to determine who the blood belonged to, so the shorts in no way linked Mr. Davis to the murder of Officer MacPhail. The blood could have belonged to Mr. Davis, Mr. Larry Young, Officer MacPhail, or even have gotten onto the shorts entirely apart from the events of that night. Moreover, it is not even clear that the substance was blood. (See Pet. Ex. 46.)'Brendan Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18029384135423483043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-84745549965539121672011-09-24T10:12:51.703-04:002011-09-24T10:12:51.703-04:00You are correct Bob, I have been trying to find a ...You are correct Bob, I have been trying to find a more complete account of what happened, including what previous court decisions said and have been having difficulty finding accurate reporting on the entire case. For example, I find it hard to believe that seven witnesses testified falsely while under oath. I can't speak for others, but I can't imagine myself lying on the witness stand, as supposedly seven of nine witnesses did. I am looking for more complete information on the entire case include what the appellate court decisions were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-1993147752037729122011-09-24T10:08:02.847-04:002011-09-24T10:08:02.847-04:00What very few stories mention is that the police f...What very few stories mention is that the police found the victim's blood on Davis' shorts but the trial judge ruled the evidence inadmissible at trial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com