LawFuel6d
The Importance Of Evidence Beyond Reasonable Doubt In Criminal Cases
Image source The criminal justice system is built on the principle that no individual should be convicted of a crime unless ...
Legislature votes to make it easier to prove intellectual disability in death penalty cases
The Georgia legislature threw its support behind legislation that would make it easier for defendants in death penalty cases ...
Supreme Court Holds That Preponderance-of-the-Evidence Standard Applies to Prove Exemptions Under the FLSA
The E.M.D. Sales decision is the latest in Supreme Court decisions addressing the evidentiary playing field between employers ...
FOX 5 Atlanta2d
Georgia set to ease strict rules for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases
House Bill 123 lowers the burden of proof for intellectual disability claims in capital cases from "beyond a reasonable doubt" to "a preponderance of the evidence," aligning Georgia with other states.