The Vatican has asked the State of Georgia to commute the death sentence of Troy Davis:The letter to Gov. Sonny Purdue from the Vatican Embassy in Washington arrived Monday, the same day the stay was granted.
«In the name of Pope Benedict XVI, I am respectfully asking you to commute Troy's sentence to life in prison without parole,» wrote Monsignor Martin Krebs, the office's charge d'affaires.
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The execution is on hold while the board weighs the evidence presented as part of Davis' request for clemency. The board must rule by Oct. 14.
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