controversial spin on the topic. Troy Davis was an African American man from Georgia who was accused of murdering a state police officer in 1989. This case was surrounded by suspicion and doubt from the start on nearly all sides, except for Mark MacPhail's family, the prosecution, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. He was nearly executed on four separate occasions but was granted last minute postponements each time. However, on September 21, 2011, the appeal made on Troy Davis' behalf based on new evidence…
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