A man sentenced to death for killing a Savannah police officer will get a chance before the Georgia Supreme Court next month.

38-year-old Troy Anthony Davis was convicted in the 1989 murder of Officer Mark MacPhail.  Davis was granted a stay of execution by the state Board of Pardons and Paroles the day before he was scheduled to be put to death in July.

In August, the high court granted Troy Davis' application for discretionary appeal from the denial of his motion for a new trial.  They'll hear arguments from Davis' lawyers and prosecutors November 13th.

Officer Mark MacPhail was shot twice after he rushed to help a homeless man who had been assaulted. The shooting happened in a Burger King parking lot next to a bus station where MacPhail worked off-duty as a security guard.
    

3 On Your Side Crime and Safety Reporter Kaitlyn Pratt has been following this case.  See a timeline and her reports here.