US death-penalty support at 39-year low after Davis execution

Saturday 15 October 2011 00:00 BST

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The execution last month of Troy Davis has helped to push support for the death penalty in the US down to a 39-year low, according to a new poll.

Conducted in the days after his death, the survey shows 61 per cent of Americans support capital punishment, down from 64 per cent a year ago and a high of 80 per cent in 1994.

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