Georgia appears poised to execute Troy Davis despite innocence concerns

As detailed in this AP story and this local piece from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, it appears that the state of Georgia is prepare to execute Troy Davis tomorrow despite concerns about his possible innocence.  I have not follow this case too closely, but the AJC account provides the basics:

Troy Anthony Davis now sits where he was little more than a year ago, hours away from being put to death by lethal injection.

In July 2007, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles stepped in and stayed Davis’ execution less than 24 hours before it was to be carried out. But on Monday, the board rejected pleas to reconsider its recent decision to deny clemency on grounds there is too much doubt as to whether Davis shot and killed a Savannah police officer.

Davis’ last hope to avoid his 7 p.m. Tuesday execution now appears to rest with the U.S. Supreme Court, where his lawyers have also asked for a stay of execution. Davis, 39, sits on death row for the Aug. 19, 1989, murder of Officer Mark Allen MacPhail. But since Davis’ 1991 trial, seven key prosecution witnesses have recanted their testimony.

His claims of innocence has drawn international attention, with Pope Benedict XVI and former President Jimmy Carter asking for Davis’ death sentence to be commuted to life in prison without parole.

UPDATE:  Late last night I received this simple and poignant e-mail message from a stranger: “Please try to stop this execution.  This man is probably innocent.”  In light of some of the comments below, I wonder if similar e-mails are being sent to President George Bush or to the four prominent persons who are now criss-crossing the country while running for national office.