Yesterday, the Supreme Court denied hearing Troy Davis's appeal. In 1991, Davis was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer two years earlier - but he has always maintained his innocence. Seven of nine people who originally testified against Davis have recanted or changed their stories, saying they were coerced by police to take the stand against him; and three people have said that they can identify the actual killer. Yesterday, without explanation the Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal.
TROY DAVIS TIMELINE
* Aug. 30, 1991: Troy Davis is sentenced to death by a Chatham County jury for the 1989 murder of Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail.
* July 16, 2007: After a 10-hour hearing, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles stays Davis' execution, set for the next day.
* March 17, 2008: By a 4-3 vote, the Georgia Supreme Court upholds Davis' death sentence, rejecting his request for a hearing that recantation testimony be presented in court.
* Sept. 3, 2008: Davis' execution is set for Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.
* Sept. 12, 2008: The state parole board, after hearing more testimony, declines to grant clemency to Davis.
* Sept. 22, 2008: The Georgia Supreme Court rejects Davis' bid for a stay of execution.
* Sept. 23, 2008: The U.S. Supreme Court issues a stay of execution for Davis less than two hours before he was to die by lethal injection. Davis is asking the court to order a judge to grant him a hearing.
* Oct. 14, 2008: The U.S. Supreme Court says in an order that it will not consider Davis's appeal.
Compiled by AJC News Researcher Joni Zeccola
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