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Feed : http://daithaic.blogspot.com/2008/09/stop-imminent-execution-of-troy-davis.html |  Updated : 2008-09-06 02:17:19
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Saturday 06 September 2008 At 02:17

Jason Ewart, Davis's lawyer, has long argued that the courts have ignored new developments in the case, including the fact that seven of nine main witnesses recanted their testimony. The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), a federal law passed in 1996 to limit appeals and expedite death sentences, forced federal courts to reject Davis's pleas on procedural grounds, said legal experts.
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