Troy Davis was convicted of murdering a police officer and faced execution in Georgia. In an effort to save Davis, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole was presented with a ____________ petition to commute Davis' sentence to life in prison.
A) settlement negotiation
B) clemency
C) reversal
D) redemption
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