Category Archives: Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

Rep. Efstration Scales Down Dismantling of Indigent Defense

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(APN) ATLANTA — State Rep. Chuck Efstration (R-Dacula) attempted to dismantle important protections for indigent defendants, in a recent move that could have impacted a pending lawsuit against the State of Georgia and the Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council (GPDSC).   But the State House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee rejected the proposal.   On Thursday, February 26, 2015, Rep. Efstration appeared […]

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(IPS) US Supreme Court Rejects Troy Davis Appeal after New Hearing

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This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55050 ATLANTA, Georgia, Mar 29, 2011 (IPS) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that it would not hear an appeal by death row inmate Troy Davis, in what could be the end of the legal road for the Georgia prisoner whose case has garnered international support. The Court had granted […]

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