he state of Georgia killed Troy Davis last night.
Despite so much doubt about Troy Davis's guilt -- including seven witnesses who changed or recanted their testimony, and three jurors who convicted Troy who later asked that his life be spared -- Georgia's parole board decided he should die. And so last night at 11:08 Eastern Time, he was killed by lethal injection.
Troy's case has brought international attention to deep, long-existing flaws in the US criminal justice system: especially its use of the death penalty.