(September 22, 2011 at 4:11 pm)Cinjin Wrote: None of us here know the specifics of the case.
Actually, I familiarized myself with the case recently.
(September 22, 2011 at 4:11 pm)Cinjin Wrote: What witnesses were credible? How many recanted? How many did not recant?
At least five said their testimony was coerced by police. Some even said that another man confessed the murder to them -- three to be exact. As for how many did not recant, I am not sure. However, there weren't any "witnesses" to the crime itself.
Quote:Did the appeals process present any new information? Was there additional evidence that we are not aware of? A weapon? A blood stained shirt? Powder residue on his hands? We just don't know.
We do know. There was no new information, apart from the new testimony, as far as I know. They never found the weapon. There was no physical evidence. Unfortunately, there may have been, but the initial search of Davis' house was done illegally, so the clothes they found were not able to be used as evidence. Whether there was blood on them or not, I am not sure.
The fact of the matter is that he damn well may have been guilty, but there was more than a shadow of a doubt.
