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Entries tagged with “Atkins v. Virginia”

Policy Issues

Intellectual Disability

Jun 11, 2021

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds ‘Uniquely High and Onerous’ Burden of Proving Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases

The Georgia Supreme Court has denied a constitutional challenge to the…

Policy Issues

Intellectual Disability

May 19, 2017

STUDY: Juries Have Never Found Anyone Intellectually Disabled Under Georgia’s Insurmountable Standard of Proof

No death penalty jury has ever found a defendant charged with intentional murder to be ineligible for the death penalty under Georgia’s intellectual disability law, according to a new empirical study published in Georgia State Uni…

Entries tagged with “Atkins v. Virginia”

Policy Issues

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds ​‘Uniquely High and Onerous’ Burden of Proving Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases

Policy Issues

STUDY: Juries Have Never Found Anyone Intellectually Disabled Under Georgia’s Insurmountable Standard of Proof

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds ‘Uniquely High and Onerous’ Burden of Proving Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases