TELL PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO STOP EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS Click HERE to Fill in Online Form. Troy Davis is an African American on death row in Georgia. Davis was convicted in the 1989 killing of a police officer despite what Amnesty International calls "overwhelming doubts about his guilt." On August 17, 2009, the Supreme Court issued an order mandating a new evidentiary hearing for death-row inmate Troy Anthony Davis. With its ruling, the nation's highest court decided that Davis should have another chance to prove his innocence before the state of Georgia puts him to death. The evidenciary hearing is scheduled for June 23, 2010. Visit Amnesty's webpage to learn how to join the Global Day of Solidarity on June 22, 2010.