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But Truman found that the biggest obstacle to his defense was, in fact, his own client. Despite his attorney's best efforts, it was Davis himself who would ultimately seal the case against him.
Since her murder, Brandy Duvall’s name has faded into obscurity. But, in the courts, her murderers are very much alive, with Francisco Martinez, Samuel Quintana, and Frank Vigil all continuing to file appeals of their sentences or complaints about their prison conditions. Their appeals cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. And yet, the crime they committed has almost been completely forgotten. When given the opportunity to make a last statement, Davis said nothing. There was no last minute apology, no final admission of guilt, and nothing to the family of the woman he so brutally murdered. His silence, in the end, spoke for him. This was the final straw for Leona Coates. In 1982, she divorced Davis and won custody of their three children. Davis was later convicted of rape and sentenced to eight years in prison, of which he only served four.
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On June 25th, 1997, nearly ten years after his conviction, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Gary Davis' appeal. On October 1st, Gary Davis received his final execution date. He would die by lethal injection at 8:00 PM on October 14th, 1997. ONE GANG MEMBER STILL AWAITS TRIAL OF 7 INVOLVED IN DUVALL CASE, 4 PLEADED GUILTY AND 2 WERE CONVICTED Evil people like Gary Lee Davis have no right to life. They have no right to breathe the same air that we do. The only right they have is to die. And the only injustice is that their death will be so much more humane than that of their victims.
The search for the missing mother had come to a tragic conclusion. Gary May had the excruciating task of informing his children that their mother would never come home. Truman even called forth a psychologist who testified that the gunshot wounds to Ginny May's breast and torso were indicative of being inflicted by an "enraged woman" seeking to "disfigure her rival" - an obvious attempt to pin the killing on Fincham. We are called upon to “do justice,” to insure a just result. Normally, what most people consider justice is some kind of harm being inflicted on another human being. Justice and harm are synonymous terms in the eyes of many. Whether the harm is taking away money, freedom, or life, it is still deemed justice in today’s society. Requiring someone to change their lives, to participate in a program or project for the betterment of the community, to seek some kind of economic or spiritual transformation so as to be freed of the fetters of poverty, ignorance and prejudice is not deemed justice. Justice has to do with limiting, restricting, taking away, reducing, debasing, humiliating, lessening, hurting, and ultimately, killing.The verdict came as a welcome relief to the family of Ginny May. After Davis was sentenced to death, Rod MacLennan praised the decision as a "victory for the justice system". But all of her aspirations and dreams would come to a violent, horrifying end on the night of May 30, 1997. Nobody could have known that, in 1986, a 34-year-old resident of Byers named Virginia May would lose her life in one of the most heinous crimes in Colorado history - a crime that even today still resonates with the residents of this small community. There, Davis met with his family, friends, and his attorney. He even joked with the guards, and told them of his love of fishing, sports, and his boyhood dream of becoming a "cowboy" - all things that could have defined Davis' life, had fate taken a different turn. Fincham stood next to Davis. "Do you think she's dead?", she asked. "I'll make sure", replied Davis. He reloaded his rifle and fired four more shots into Ginny's chest and pelvis. "She's as good as dead now", he quipped.
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