A House committee met Thursday to hear input from interested groups. Defense attorneys and advocates for the intellectually disabled argued the standard is too high, while prosecutors expressed concerns about unintended consequences if the law is changed.
A House committee plans to meet Thursday to hear input from interested groups and members of the public.
Georgia has the toughest standard for proving that disability. Other states that impose the death penalty have a lower threshold, while some don't set standards at all.
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