Forsyth County Government: Forsyth County DUI Court Marks 15th Anniversary With June 2 Graduation Ceremony - Cumming, GA - During the ceremony, Forsyth County State Chief Judge T. Russell McClelland, presiding judge of the DUI Court who started the program in .
In 1988, Georgia banned the executions of intellectually disabled people and now is the only state that has a more substantial burden than “by clear and convincing evidence.”
Georgia's highest court on Tuesday upheld a man's death sentence for killing his ex-fiancée's adult son, saying he failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he is intellectually disabled. Rodney Young, 53, was convicted of murder and sentenced to die in the 2008 slaying of Gary Jones in Covington. The Georgia
Georgia Supreme Court reopens with arguments being heard in person
12 May 2021, 13:11 GMT+10
ATLANTA, Georgia: The Georgia Supreme Court is to resume in-person court hearings for the first time in more than one year.
On June 9, the nine justices will return to the Georgia Supreme Court chambers in Atlanta, Chief Justice Harold Melton announced this week.
In March 2020, in response to the spreading Covid pandemic, Melton declared a statewide judicial emergency and moved all deliberations online. Although the Statewide Judicial Emergency remains in place, this is yet another step in our court system s return to robust court operations, Melton said in a news release.