RESPONSE TO UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ALSTON: TROY

UNCLAS STATE 105486 E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ALSTON: TROY ANTHONY DAVIS ¶1. (U) Mission is requested to convey to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions the current situation of the case of Troy Anthony Davis. This is in response to Mr. Alston,s letter of September 12 concerning the pending and subsequently stayed execution of Mr. Davis on September 23. ¶2. (U) BEGIN TEXT OF LETTER: Mr. Philip Alston Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions Geneva, Switzerland Dear Mr. Alston: We are in receipt of your letter or September 12 regarding the pending execution of Troy Anthony Davis. Mr. Davis was sentenced to death in 1991 for the August 1989 killing of security officer Mark Allen McPhail in Savannah, Georgia. We have passed along your letter to the offices of Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker and Governor Sonny Perdue for information regarding the steps taken to comply with the State Party,s relevant obligations under international law. As you may be aware, on September 23, prior to Mr. Davis, scheduled execution, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Mr. Davis, application for a stay of execution. The Court is now considering whether to grant Mr. Davis, petition for a writ of certiorari. The stay order issued by the Court states: "Should the petition for a writ of certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event the petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the issuance of the mandate of this Court." We thank you for your letter. Please be assured we will pay utmost attention to this case. END TEXT ¶3. (U) Department appreciates Mission,s assistance with this matter. RICE NNNN