scene to investigate and was shot and killed. in 1991, troy davis was convicted for the murder based on eyewitness testimony. since davis trial, seven of the nine witnesses against him have recanted or changed their testimony raising doubts that have gone global. joining us from the prison in jackson, outside the prison, david maltingly, also senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin. jeff, it s about now three hours, i remember shortly after this delay was announced, watching, you say you felt the supreme court would rule in a matter of minutes. the fact that it has now been multiple hours what do you make of it? this is really shocking and astonishing. this kind of last-minute application for a stay is fairly common. almost always, the result is literally a one-sentence order from the supreme court which says the request for a stay is denied. and it is unanimous. that doesn t take very long for the justices to agree on, if they, in fact, agree. there are nine justices. you ne