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The charges against Troy Davis
Troy Davis came from the shooting of Michael Cooper, and the beating of Larry Young also the murder of Officer Mark MacPhail. -
Davis pool party
davis attended a pool party in cloverland neighborhood. left the party with his friend Daryl Collin. a passing car yelled obscenities. A bullet was fired at the passing car. then Michael Cooper, a passenger, was struck in the jaw. -
pre trial
a grand jury indicted Davis for murder, assaulting Larry Young with a pistol, shooting Michael Cooper -
davis pleaded not guilty
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Davis was brought back to trial
Davis was brought to trial in August 1991. -
jury decided
the jury took under two hours to find Davis guilty of murder -
Davis filed a habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court
Davis filed a habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court -
Davis's petition was denied
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court confirmed
the court affirmed the denial of federal habeas corpus relief, and determined that Davis had not made "a substantive claim of actual innocence -
first execution date
dident happen suprem court denied -
Second execution date
lawyer saved his butt -
Third execution date
Oral arguments were heard by a three-judge,argued that, in extraordinary cases, evidence of wrongful conviction -
Execution of Troy Davis
they finally convicted him and executed him -
U.S. Supreme Court petition