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Georgia set to ease strict rules for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases
The Senate passed House Bill 123 in a 53-1 vote Monday, weeks after the House approved it with strong backing from both ...
Georgia bill lowering threshold for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases heads to Gov. Kemp
A bill easing Georgia's strict requirements for a person facing the death penalty to be considered intellectually disabled now awaits Gov. Brian Kemp's signature.
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 ...
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Georgia Set to Ease Strict Rules for Proving Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases
Bill Werkheiser, House Bill 123 would lower that standard to a preponderance of evidence ... recently that they are OK with changing the reasonable doubt standard. But some have balked at a ...
Georgia Recorder4d
Intellectually disabled could be shielded from Georgia’s death penalty, pending governor’s signature
Georgia is the only state with the death penalty that requires defendants to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they are ...
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 ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution4d
Georgia death penalty bill passes Senate, clearing final hurdle
A bill aimed at keeping intellectually disabled people off Georgia’s death row is headed to the governor’s desk after passing the state Senate on Monday.
Execution bill could spare lives of more prisoners in Georgia
Georgia makes it harder than any other state for an individual to prove they are legally exempt from the death penalty. That ...
Georgia Bulletin2d
Georgia bishops express gratitude for passage of HB 123
The Georgia Senate passed House Bill 123, a measure that protects vulnerable individuals from the death penalty, March 31.