Davis v. Thomas

Thompson, Justice.

We granted an application for interlocutory review filed by petitioner Troy Anthony Davis in this capital habeas corpus proceeding, and posed the following question:

Whether the habeas court abused its discretion in denying the habeas petitioner’s motion for a continuance of the evidentiary hearing in this matter, and, if so, whether such discretionary abuse is likely to result in substantial error at the evidentiary hearing.

Petitioner was convicted by a jury and sentenced to death for the murder of a police officer.1 This Court affirmed the conviction and sentence in Davis…