NAACP condemns the scheduled execution of Troy Davis

Too Much Doubt in Conviction and Scheduled Execution of Georgia Man

Washington, DC – On Tuesday, September 6, 2011, the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) strongly condemned the
scheduled execution of Troy Anthony Davis.

The NAACP believes that there is too much doubt surrounding the conviction of Mr. Davis,
whose many accusers have since recanted their testimony against him.

Davis’ execution is scheduled for September 21, 2011.

“After reviewing the evidence, I am convinced that Troy Davis is an innocent man,”
stated NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous.

“It is appalling to me that with so much doubt surrounding this case, Mr. Davis is set to be
executed in 14 days. Justice will never be served by the
state-sanctioned murder of an innocent man.”

On the evening of August 19, 1989, Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail was gunned down
while he worked as a part-time security guard. In a case that has
garnered national attention, seven of the nine witnesses against Mr.
Davis have since recanted their statements incriminating him, several
citing police pressure to fabricate statements. To date, there is no
physical evidence connecting Mr. Davis to the crime.