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Troy Davis Executed; People React on Twitter
He maintained his innocence until the end, reports say. Patch monitors reaction. WARNING: Explicit language.
Troy Davis, 42, was declared dead Wednesday night at 11:08 p.m. at the Georgia State Prison in Jackson after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final appeal, according to news reports. The lethal injection began about 15 minutes earlier.
Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder of off-duty Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail; years of legal appeals followed the conviction.
MacPhail's widow, Joan MacPhail-Harris, said there was "nothing to rejoice," but that it was "a time for healing for all families," according to www.fox5atlanta.com.
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