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The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from a Georgia death row inmate who has gained international support for his claims of innocence in the murder of a Savannah police officer in 1989.

The high court issued a brief order Tuesday refusing to intervene in the latest appeal from Troy Davis.

The justices had issued a stay of execution two hours before Davis was to be put to death last month. The court's latest action clears the way for corrections officials to set a new date to execute him, perhaps in the next few weeks. Read full article »

CNN's Rusty Dornin and Tristan Smith contributed to this report.

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