Troy Davies - a Convicted cop killer maintains innocence to the end."It's not my fault; I did not have a gun," he said while strapped to a gurney, according to witness Rhonda Cook of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I did not personally kill your son, father, brother," he said, Cook reported.
Read the report below: Georgia executes Troy Davis.
Trody Davies executed by lethal injection.
JACKSON, Ga. — Troy Davis was put to death by lethal injection late Wednesday for the 1989 murder of an off-duty police officer, maintaining his innocence until the end after convincing thousands of it, but not the justice system.
Davis was declared dead at 11:08 p.m. EDT, a prison official said.
His execution, which began at 10:53 p.m., came after a three-hour hold while the Supreme Court considered a late request for a stay. In the end the court refused to stop the execution, despite calls for clemency from former President Jimmy Carter, Pope Benedict XVI and others.
Davis' attorneys say seven of nine key witnesses against him recanted all or parts of their testimony, state and federal judges repeatedly ruled against granting him a new trial.
Trody Davies Profile:
Age: 42
Hometown: Savannah, Ga.
Sentenced to die for: Aug. 19, 1989, murder of off-duty Savannah, Ga., police officer Mark MacPhail.
Additional info: Maintains his innocence. List of supporters include former President Jimmy Carter, Pope Benedict XVI, Desmond Tutu.
