Troy Davis execution likely to influence debate
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The execution of Troy Davis in Georgia this week and the questions it raised among proponents as well as opponents of the death penalty are likely to have lasting repercussions in the nation's debate over capital punishment.
Davis, who was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday night, had become a cause celebre for critics who said the case exposed flaws in the justice system that could lead to the execution of an innocent person. Many of those critics, including Amnesty International and the NAACP, pledged Thursday to redouble their efforts to abolish the death penalty.
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