Sept. 15
GEORGIA:
Court upholds cop killer's death sentence
The federal appeals court has upheld a death sentence against man who killed a
sheriff's deputy, even though the condemned inmate's lead lawyer drank a quart
of vodka every day during trial.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of
Nov. 30
GEORGIA:
An Intolerable Burden of Proof
The Supreme Court ruled in 2002 that it is unconstitutional to execute mentally
retarded criminals, finding that the death penalty cannot be justified for
these offenders because they are morally less culpable.
The court left it to the
Sept. 15
GEORGIAimpending execution
British lawyers fight to halt 'obscene' US execution of Jack
AldermanInnocent' man has been on death row since 1975
British lawyers will make an 11th-hour attempt to save America's
longest-serving death-row prisoner from execution this week.
Sept. 8
GEORGIA:
Death deliberations a secret on state parole board
When it considers a death case, the state Board of Pardons and Parole puts
almost everything on the table, former board Chairman Garland Hunt says.
A condemned killers experiences growing up. Behavior in school and
Aug. 16
GEORGIA:
Judge tried to speed up Nichols jury selection with no luck
For a few tantalizing hours Saturday, it looked like jury pool selection
in the Brian Nichols murder case would be complete, and a tired and
increasingly cranky group of lawyers would get next week off.
Before
May 6
GEORGIAexecution
Lynd is 1st person in U.S. executed since moratoriumExecution delayed
for final checks with courts
Almost 20 years after murdering his ex-girlfriend, William Earl Lynd
became the 1st person in the United States to die by lethal injection
since an unofficial
Mar. 6
GEORGIA:
Study finds that death penalty appeals move quickly in Georgia
GEORGIA IS one of the fastest states in the country at processing death
penalty appeals, according to a recent study funded by the research arm of
the U.S. Department of Justice.
The study of cases decided
Oct. 22
GEORGIA:
Feds taking over prosecution of 3 Whitehead defendants
The state's case against 3 defendants in the slaying of a Bibb County
deputy was put on hold Friday, with prosecution of the 3 now headed to
federal court.
Judge Tommy Day Wilcox signed an order placing cases
March 31
GEORGIA:
Jasper man could face death penalty in wife slaying
A Jasper man charged with murder, kidnapping and concealing the death of
his estranged wife Sueann Ray will face a possible death penalty at trial,
said Pickens County District Attorney Joe Hendricks Jr.
Quinton Ray, 27,
July 12
GEORGIAexecution
Georgia executes man who killed lawyer in 1984
A parolee who fatally stabbed a lawyer with whom he had a relationship and
dismembered the victim's body after the murder was executed Tuesday.
Robert Conklin, 44, was given a lethal injection at the state
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