Death Penalty Outline
- Death penalty in the state of Georgia has been in place for several years.
During the reinstatement of the capital punishment, death penalty was left for some crimes although the number of offenders awaiting execution constitutes of less than 0.09 percent of the total prison population.
- Death penalty in the state of Georgia is applied only on three crimes.
Airplane hijacking, treason and murder are the only crimes punishable by death in Georgia. The main consideration before conviction is whether the offender has a prior conviction over capital crime.
- Death penalty cases have become rare in Georgia.
The decision to pass a death penalty is procedural and does not happen on most cases. A panel of juries has to be involved in coming up with a unanimous decision and thus prosecutors have been going for other punishments.
- Georgia has been reporting the highest number of death penalty cases.
After the 1976 reinstatement by the US Supreme Court that forced amendments on the allowance for death penalties, most states came up with strict terms that made it difficult for an offender to be convicted to death. The restrictions involved having aggravating factors as the basis for making a death penalty decision. Georgia has managed to uphold most of the policies.
- Death penalty has remained operational in Georgia with a few adjustments after the 1976 reinstatement to stop death penalty as a form of punishment.
The state of Georgia remains as the leading with cases of death penalty. However, death penalty cases have significantly reduced in the US.