Davis v. United States

The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit stayed Troy A. Davis’s execution and ordered consideration of a new hearing to determine if a reasonable person today would find him guilty given recanted witness testimony.

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February 26, 2026
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Davis v. United States (2008).
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Year: 2008
Holding: The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit stayed Troy A. Davis's execution and ordered consideration of a new hearing to determine if a reasonable person today would find him guilty given recanted witness testimony.
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Davis v. United States is a Prison & Institutional Religion case in 2008. The court held that the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit stayed Troy A. Davis's execution and ordered consideration of a new hearing to determine if a reasonable person today would find him guilty given recanted witness testimony.