Americans’ support for the death penalty has waned to a 39-year low, according to results of a Gallup poll released Thursday.
The controversial topic of capital punishment has been in the news recently surrounding the execution of Georgia inmate Troy Davis. Davis was convicted of murdering off-duty Georgia police officer Mark MacPhail in 1989. During his two decades of imprisonment, the evidence in Davis’ case planted the seed of doubt about his guilt in the crime.
Davis was executed by lethal injection on Sept. 21, 2011, to widespread public outcry.
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