Troy Davis’s Execution Stayed

Troy Davis, who was convicted of gunning down a Savannah police officer 22 years ago, filed an eleventh-hour plea Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to stop Georgia authorities from executing him.

His execution by lethal injection had been set to begin at 7 p.m., but as the hour passed, Georgia prison officials were still waiting for the court’s decision.

FULL STORY: NEW YORK TIMES