Popular Sovereignty and Equal Protection

Troy Davis was convicted of killing a police officer, Mark MacPhail, in 1989 in Savannah Georgia. He was scheduled to receive lethal injection three times, but it was delayed. This case has been going on for twenty years.There was no witness testimony proving Davis to be innocent until recently. Witness testimomy says that someone else was seen shooting MacPhail. 663,000 people have signed a petition protesting Davis' execution. A candlelight vigil is being prepared in honor of Davis tonight. This is an example of popular sovereignty because by the people signing a petition to protest an execution, they are "governing themselves". If Davis' supporters can get enough signatures to protest his death penalty, he will be freed. Equal protection is also examplified in this article. Somwe argued that Davis was only convicted because he is African- American. Witnesses, also African- Americans, said they were pressured by police to report Davis as MacPhail's killer.

Source: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/15/663000-names-on-petition-protesting-troy-davis-execution/?hpt=us_c2