Carter, Barr seek clemency for Troy Davis

It’s not often that Jimmy Carter and Bob Barr are found on the same side.

But both the former president and the would-be Libertarian president are seeking clemency for death-row inmate Troy Davis, who is scheduled to die Tuesday for the 1989 murder of a Savannah police officer.

The Carter Center released a letter Friday urging the state Board of Pardons and Parole to reverse its decision to deny clemency. The letter said flaws in Davis’ conviction and appeals warrant a closer look.

Barr wrote the board Wednesday saying he is “a strong believer in the death penalty as an appropriate and just punishment” but said the proper level of fairness and accuracy required for the ultimate punishment has not been met in Davis’ case.