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Georgia executes Davis amid global protests over case
Troy Davis was executed in Jackson Georgia for the 1989 slaying of off duty officer Mark MacPhail. Supporters abroad mourned claiming innocence while rallying against the death penalty as Supreme Court rejected a last stay. Davis denied the crime to the end and refused a final meal.
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Jackson
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Troy Davis
Mark MacPhail
Davis
Supreme Court
Pardons Board
U.S
Europe
Barack Obama
MacPhail
Anneliese MacPhail
Paris
Nicolas Krameyer
Amnesty International