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our ongoing coverage of troy anthony davis.joining me now to discuss the legal aspect of this story is lawyer and columnist of the nation magazine,ary melbourne and joining us is barry scheck, cofound ir of "the innocence project." thanks for joining me tonight. >> were there aspects of this case that made it more of an important one for a stay of execution and tonight's result? >> absolutely. one person said there was a change in key eyewitness testimony and one point didn't believe one thing and later believed another and prospects of a dividend suspect. the third aspect we have to hammer and you brought up repeatedly in your interest in justice issues is the racial aspect. the fact when you look the way the death penalty is used in the united states and the way prosecutors pursue these cases, whether deliberate or accidental or direct racial annie mouse, the fact and dad is out there that shows the death penalty is disproportionately used many times against aftermaths. we have to way against other issues. you asked an import

we are talking about the execution of troy anthony davis.columnist of the nation magazine ari mel burn. also joining us on the phone is barry shek, co-founder of the innocence project. ari, are there aspect of this case that made it more of an important one for a stay of execution despite tonight's result? >> absolutely. as several of your guests have pointed out. one aspect was a change in key eyewitness testimony. people who at one point believed one thing and later believed another. another aspect is of course reports, many credible, about the prospect after different suspect. and the third aspect, one we have to hammer here and one i know have you brought up repeat lid in your interest in justice issued, is the racial aspect. when you look at the way the death penalty is used in the united states and when you look at the way prosecutors pursue these cases, whether it is deliberate or accidental, whether it is something that we think comes from a direct racial analyst or other coincidences or juries, the fact and data is all out there tha

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the united states supreme court has denied the stay of execution of troy anthony davis.ing by the state of georgia and we will have more coverage as we continue. you're watching msnbc. xe

troy davis was executed in georgia. >> the court-ordered execution of troy anthony davis has been carried out. >> reporter: according to witnesses, davis' last words were a denial of responsibility for the crime he was convicted of. >> he was not personally responsible for what happened that night, that he did not have a gun. he said to the family that he was sorry for their loss but also said that he did not take their son, father, brother. >> reporter: a case that has galvanized communities far beyond the prison gates in georgia, from coast to coast, groups rallied. their message, spare davis' life. troy davis was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of savannah police officer mark macphail after witnesses testified davis shot macphail. but seven of the nine witnesses later recanted their testimony. and no dna evidence links him to the crime. >> it's over. it sounds terrible but i can finally close this book and hopefully get some sleep. >> reporter: after 22 years, officer macphail's family and prosecutors have never abandoned their belief that davis deserved the death penalty. kurt gregory, nbc news

allowing any personnel so inclined to opt out of the activities related to the execution of troy anthony davisetter goes on to request counseling for any staff who do participate in the execution. it is signed by a georgia warden who formally oversaw the prison where troy davis is being held and where the state's executions take place. it's also signed by a former director of georgia's department of corrections as well as the wardens of several other death row prisons around the country. this of course is not about which murder victims' families take the position you agree with, if they call for execution, revenge, their sense for justice, or call for mercy in hopes of one day ending the death penalty. families, the families of victims may get a say in this but do not get to generally decide these things. whether to kill a person convicted of murder -- whether or not to kill a person convicted of murder or whether to let that person live, that may be influenced by the wishes of a victims' family in some cases. but in the end, it is decided by a representative government in our name. and then t

troy davis was executed in georgia. >> the court ordered the execution of troy anthony davis has been carried out. >> reporter: according to witnesses, davis' last words were a denial of responsibility for the crime he was convicted of. >> said that he was not personally responsible for what happened that night, that he did not have a gun. he said to the family that he was sorry for their loss but also said that he did not take their son, father, brother. >> reporter: a case that has galvanized communities far beyond the prison gates in georgia. from coast to coast, groups rallied. their message -- spare davis' life. troy davis was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of savannah police officer mark mcphail after witnesses testified he shot mcphail. seven of the nine witnesses later recanted their testimony, and no dna evidence links him to the crime. >> it's over. it sounds terrible, but i can finally close this book and hopefully get some peace. >> reporter: after 22 years, officer mac phail's family maintained that he was innocent. >>> last night, writer at large frank rich talk good the impact he bel

is the state of georgia on the verge of executing an innocent man on september twenty first troy anthony davis will be put to death by lethal injection for shooting and killing a police officer back in one thousand nine hundred nine at the time there was no hard evidence tying davis to the murder no forensic evidence no videotape no murder weapon nothing but there were nine eye witnesses who testified in the trial and they all implicated davis. however today seven of those nine witnesses have recanted their testimony and ten new witnesses have come forward pointing the finger at another man for the murder yet davis is still on death row and is set to die next week members of congress john lewis and hanged johnson wrote a letter to the georgia state will board of four pardons and paroles asking for davis's sentence to be reduced to life in prison so too have numerous other public figures including former president jimmy carter pope benedict and archbishop desmond tutu so now it's up to the state parole board and republican governor nathan deal to determine whether or not they will put a man to

made global press coverage and prompted worldwide protests his death so will the execution of troy anthony davis ignite a battle to end the death penalty in america and the collapse of our judicial system in america is even more evident the recent case of pows of save the idea man labeled as the dirty bomb and tell you how our ports in with an equal justice american so this. you need to know this troy davis died last night at eleven o eight pm and dine with him was the legitimacy of our criminal justice system it was minutes after the united states supreme court unanimously denied a last minute appeal for a stay of execution davis was stretched strapped into a gurney and wheeled into the death chamber as an eyewitness to the execution noted davis used his final words to once again proclaim his innocence. he wanted to talk to the macphail family and say that despite the situation you're seeing he was not the one who did it he said that he was not personally responsible for what happened that night that he did not have a gun he said to the family that he was sorry for their loss but also said that

. >> what quarter order execution of troy anthony davis hasn't been completed he was executed >> he maintained his in it sends up until the end troy davis was executed last nine for the murder of a georgia police officer. seven of the nine witnesses changed their testimony. >> it signed off her it is relief that it is over i have to digest all this it was very hard on me i have to work on that member be and realizes at all all happened and how it ended >> before davis died with 500 protesters where outside the prison and and now of i will be on that at the death penalty >> janet napolitano is to visit is goal and joplin missouri since the high school was destroyed in an ap in the tornado its damaged and schools in the arab and killed under in 60 people they govern officials won a stop by to praise the community for rebuilding >> is there reign of this san francisco giants their a low-profile, the details are and at this is a look from the bay bridge toll plaza we will be right back i am a face unclogger. i am a nose coach. i am a throat untickler. i am a human cough suppressant. and i am the s

this is something that we must continue to fight past, troy anthony davis, i remain hopeful that perhaps some clear head will prevail on the georgia board of pardons and pa rolls to reconsider this decision. they have the case in their hands, and they will have blood on their hands if they do not do what seems to be compelled by the evidence as far as so many people can see, including alan alt, who used to be the warden. >> i've never heard wardens come out and stop executions. these are wardens. >> you have five wardens initial to alt who have come out and spent this last-ditch effort, this last-ditch letter. this is an attempt by them to have clean hearts, as they grow older and reflect on what kind of job they did in their official capacity, and my heart goes out to them, because they were doing what the state compelled them to do. that was their job. so many people get hurt, reverend al, when society does not have a basic level of consciousness and regard for human life. >> well, we've got to keep fighting. thank you, congressman hank johnson. thank you for your time tonight. >> well

troy anthony davis was executed by the state of georgia. he was pronounced dead at the 11:08 p.m.avis was convicted in the 1989 murder of an offduty police officer named mark macphail. for two decades, davis sat on death row despite questions surrounding his guilt. he maintained his innocence until literally his last breath. >> davis said, i want to talk to the macphail family. he said despite the situation you're in, i did not take your son, father, brother. i want you to dig deep entire this case so you will really see what that. >> my heart goes out to the macphail family. but we have to ask the question, was justice done here? seven out of the nine witnesses recanted testimony against him. and there was never any physical evidence proving that davis pulled the trigger, resulting in a man's death. nevertheless, a rush to judgment led to a rush to execution. meanwhile, just hours before davis' execution, another man was put to death in texas. lawrence brewer, a white supremacist, was convicted in the 1998 dragging death of a black man, james byrd, jr. it was one of the most infa

. >>> the court ordered execution of troy anthony davis has been carried out. time of death is 11:08 p.m. ap at this time the media witnesses will be coming out to give their firsthand account of what happened. media will be able to move up to get video of the black van. at this time we may have some people who are at the actual execution who will come out to do interviews. we will wait for them to come out and be sitting in the same area if they chose to do interviews. the time of death is 11:08. >> and there you have it, troy davis has been executed. he's dead. time of execution was 11:08, four minutes ago. joining us again on the phone, david mattingly, outside the prison where the execution took place, in washington, senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin. jeff, i'm not sure really what to say. >> it's somber, you know, there's a tradition in american prisons that on days of executions, the prisoners don't speak much to each other. it is a very subdued, very mournful day in the whole day. everybody knows what's happening. and you know, you can see why. you he

. >> there are too many people who have came forward and said, troy anthony davis is not the person responsible for the death of the officer. >> reporter: supporters of davis have collected more than 600,000 signatures on petitions calling on the parole board to grant him clemency. over recent years high profile individual, including former democrat president jimmy carter and former congressman bob barr voiced their concerns whether the state of georgia is about to execute the wrong man. >> there will never be any closure, i can't, because mark is gone and that hole in my heart will be there until the day i die. but it may give me some piece and quiet, that is really what i would like to have. >> reporter: and troy davis is scheduled to die by lethal injection wednesday at 7:00pm. megyn: thank you. we also have a developing story in detroit where gm has reached a tentative new labor deal with the united autoworkers, according to reports. the associated press reporting that the four-year contract includes higher entry level pay, a sweeter prove it sharing plan for the union workers and a $5,000

the case of troy anthony davis has brought people together of different ethnicities.her all over the world. different people fighting for his innocence, different people that believe in him. we've had people that have said that they didn't think that there was a god. but after his first, second, third execution, they said god must be on your side. it's just thousands and thousands of people all over the world that have joined together in this fight. it is not just about a fight for troy davis. it's a fight for justice for all. >> ms. davis, thank you for taking the time. i know it's tough time for you and your family. the family of the slain officer as well. all sides. we shall see what happens a week and a half the execution date set. ms. davis, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> all right. as we get close to the top of the hour now, we're going to switch gears and we're going to talk about a medical issue. a medical issue that will have you seeing something on sunday that you haven't seen since 1997. that is a different quarterback starting for the indianapolis co

troy davises around the world. >> former president jimmy carter has been outspoken. had call for sparing davis' life. releasing this statement. we are deeply saddened by the execution of troy anthony davis by the state of georgia. if one of of our fellow citizens can be executed with so much doubt surrounding his guilt, then death penalty system in our country is unjust and outdated. david mattingly joins me here to talk about this. you were there. i was watching you for hours on end last night on 360. it seemed a fairly peaceful, solemn occasion. people holding candles. a lot of those people didn't want davis to die. >> there were hundreds of people. most across the street from the gates of the prison facility where we were. between them and the facility were about 100 armed officers. many of them in riot gear which really struck us as sort of strange. because the demonstrations had been so peaceful up until that point. but as the night went on, when we got to 7:00, the time when the execution was supposed to take place, there was this crescendo of emotion. that demonstrators wanted everyone to know they were there and how they felt at the time. and when they realize that had the

or even to talk about but it is exactly what came to my mind yesterday when i learned that anthony troy davis will die or slated to die that nearly twenty years after he first entered death row choi davis is said to be executed next wednesday by the state of georgia the african-american who was convicted of killing a white police officer back in one thousand nine hundred nine and since the original trial seven of the nine witnesses have actually recanted their testimony not to mention the fact that no physical evidence ever linked him to the murder so will an innocent man be executed next week and if so what the heck the act alice but the state of our justice system let's get some analysis now from my next guest she is a filmmaker and a human rights activist john marlow and she is live with us here in our d.c. studios jen thank you so much for taking the time to join us now we've seen former president jimmy carter even the pope a lot of international attention to this case why has this case gotten so much attention worldwide well i think one of the reasons troy davis is case has got the atten

die that is a claim according to some activists who are protesting the looming execution of anthony troy davis so in the united states are you guilty until proven innocent. good evening it is thursday september eighth eight pm here in washington d.c. i am lucy catherine of and you're watching r.t. but we continue this evening with our economic coverage about twenty minutes post the conclusion of the president's a long awaited speech on jobs and the economy is of course the president's attempt to boost boast a boost both a slumping economy and with it his hopes for reelection now take a listen to how president obama described his four hundred fifty dollars billion dollar plan before a rare joint session of congress. this is the american jobs act. it lead to new jobs for construction workers for teachers were veterans for first responders young people and the long term unemployed it will provide tax credits to companies that hire new workers tax relief to small business owners and tax cuts for the middle clips and here's the other thing i want the american people to know the american jobs act wi

well nearly twenty years after he first entered death row anthony troy davis is set to be execute. by the state of georgia and the african-american was convicted of killing a white police officer back in one thousand nine hundred nine but since his original trial seven seven of the nine original witnesses have recanted their testimony and mind you no physical evidence ever linked the man to the murder and the case has garnered worldwide attention with activists warning that an innocent man may lose his life one of those voices of course is filmmaker john marlow she joined me earlier today and here's how she describes the importance of troy davis case. well i think one of the reasons troy davis' case has gotten the attention that it has is because in in many ways his case is emblematic of all that is problematic with the u.s. best death penalty system much of what you just said in your introduction the fact that that the state can be. scheduling in preparing to put a man to death for whom the case against him has entirely unraveled troy's case i think highlights so much of what is f