• What was Troy Davis convicted of?
• What was the appeals process for Davis' case?
• Troy Davis was executed 9/21/2011.Examine the case from the date of March 2011 when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal.
• What does this case illustrate about the complexity and lengthiness of the appeals process in a death sentence case?
• What is different about the appeals process in a capital punishment case versus a criminal conviction that does not involve a death sentence?