A Georgia bill that would ease the state's tough death penalty law is on track to become law. It is illegal in every U.S.

A bill easing Georgia's strict requirements for a person facing the death penalty to be considered intellectually disabled ...

Georgia is the only state with the death penalty that requires defendants to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they are ...

The Georgia General Assembly is nearing the end of its 40-day legislative session, with lawmakers racing to pass key measures ...

Haley Dahl, who has autism, was placed at Kennesaw Floral through the Tommy Nobis Center, a Georgia-based nonprofit that ...

ATLANTA — Georgia makes it harder than any other state for an individual to prove they are legally exempt from the death penalty because of an intellectual disability. A bill that would change ...

Defendants who are found to have an intellectual disability would be exempt from the death penalty and receive alternative sentences. In multiple cases in Georgia, lawyers have unsuccessfully ...

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.

But Georgia is the only state that requires individuals to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they have an intellectual disability. Sponsored by Glennville Republican state Rep. Bill Werkheiser ...

Georgia Set to Ease Strict Rules for Proving Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia makes it harder than any other state for an individual to prove they are ...