Bill would change the standard of proof from "beyond a reasonable doubt" to "by a preponderance of the evidence," aligning ...

Georgia remains the only state where it must be proven “beyond a reasonable doubt,” the highest standard of proof in law.

A Georgia death row inmate was denied a request to be legally executed by firing squad, claiming that the state’s lethal injection method would be unlawfully cruel.

Catholics and other advocates gathered at the Georgia State Capitol to urge senators to protect individuals with intellectual ...

Attorneys for Michael Wade Nance, who argued his compromised veins would make lethal injection painful, said they plan to ...

ATLANTA — A federal judge has ruled against a man on Georgia’s death row who argued that lethal injection could cause him excruciating pain and suggested a firing squad as an alternative.

Elections have consequences, so the slogan goes. One of those consequences was on full display Feb. 5, in the minutes after ...

Undocumented immigrants convicted of first-degree murder or raping children would face mandatory death sentences, under bills ...

A federal judge has ruled against a man on Georgia’s death row who argued that lethal injection could cause him excruciating ...