The Arc Calls for Georgia Supreme Court to Reexamine Unconstitutional Standard for Proving Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases
July 08, 2020
July 08, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Arc of the United States issued the following news release:
The Arc of the United States, The Arc Georgia, and The Georgia Advocacy Office filed an amicus brief Monday before the Georgia Supreme Court in the case Palmer v. Georgia. The brief explains that Georgia's requirement that defendants facing the death penalty must prove their diagnosis of intellectual disability "beyond a reasonable doubt" to be exempt from execution creates an unacceptabl . . .
The Arc of the United States, The Arc Georgia, and The Georgia Advocacy Office filed an amicus brief Monday before the Georgia Supreme Court in the case Palmer v. Georgia. The brief explains that Georgia's requirement that defendants facing the death penalty must prove their diagnosis of intellectual disability "beyond a reasonable doubt" to be exempt from execution creates an unacceptabl . . .