Image by Getty Images via @daylifeGeorgia death row inmate Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection 7 p.m. EDT tonight. His attorneys are filing a desperate last-minute appeal.
Davis' attorney, Brian Kammer told the Associated Press that the appeal will ask a judge to block the execution, arguing that ballistic testing that linked Davis to the shooting was flawed.
The case has drawn worldwide attention, and the facts are familiar by now: Davis was convicted in the killing of off-duty Savannah officer Mark MacPhail, who was slain while rushing to help a homeless man being attacked. No blood or DNA tied Davis to the crime and the weapon was never found. Seven of nine key witnesses who testified at his trial have disputed all or parts of their testimony, and lawyers have long argued Davis was a victim of mistaken identity. CONTINUE....
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