the Troy Davis case

Georgia may be just about to execute someone on skimpy and crumbling evidence. But some big names in the Republican Party are weighing in on the prisoner’s behalf:

“I am a longtime supporter of the death penalty. I make no judgment as to whether Davis is guilty or innocent. And surely the citizens of Savannah and the state of Georgia want justice served on behalf of Officer MacPhail,” Barr wrote. “But imposing an irreversible sentence of death on the skimpiest of evidence will not serve the interest of justice.”