Parole Board Sets Clemency Appointment for Troy Davis

September 7, 2011;

Atlanta, GA - The State Board of Pardons and Paroles has invited representatives for condemned inmate Troy Anthony Davis to meet with the Board on Monday, September 19, 2011, at 9:00 a.m., to advocate for clemency for him. Davis is scheduled to die by lethal injection September 21, 2011, at 7 p.m., at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Georgia.

Troy Anthony Davis was convicted in 1991 of the murder of 27-year old Savannah Police Officer Mark MacPhail. On August 19, 1989, MacPhail was working in an off-duty capacity as a security officer at the Greyhound Bus Terminal which was connected to the Burger King restaurant located at 601 W. Oglethorpe Avenue. At approximately 1 a.m., on that date, Officer MacPhail went to the Burger King parking lot to assist a beating victim where MacPhail encountered Davis. Davis shot Officer MacPhail and continued shooting at him as he lay on the ground, killing MacPhail. Davis surrendered on August 23, 1989.

The Board appointment is not open to the media, but a photo opportunity will be afforded prior to the start of the appointment. Media should check in with credentials by 8:45 a.m., in the Board’s public reception office at 2 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive, East Tower, 4 ^th floor, room 458. Media will be given an opportunity to wait until the conclusion of the appointment to interview those seeking executive clemency for Davis, should they choose to grant interviews.

The Parole Board is the sole authority in Georgia for granting clemency to inmates. The Board may commute a death sentence to life without parole, to life or deny clemency.

To view a photo of Troy Anthony Davis, go to www.dcor.state.ga.us

Click on GDC Inmate Query, agree to the terms on the disclaimer page, and enter the offender’s

EF number, 284361

For more information on the Parole Board, please visit our web site at www.pap.state.ga.us

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