Criminal procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has an intellectual disability; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; to provide for a definition; to provide for notice of intent to claim intellectual disability; to provide for pretrial determination of intellectual disability; to provide for verdicts; to provide for capital case procedures; to pr…

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 13, 2025

• Person with a disabilitydirectMajor impactHigh certainty

  Individuals with intellectual disabilities facing capital offense charges will have specific pretrial proceedings and determinations regarding their intellectual disability before a capital case proceeds.

  “relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability”· Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated

  “to provide for a definition”· Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated

  “to provide for notice of intent to claim intellectual disability”· Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated

  “to provide for pretrial determination of intellectual disability”· Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated