Willie James Pye was executed on March 20, 2024 despite being deemed intellectually disabled by multiple experts. (Georgia Department of Corrections via Associated Press) ...

The execution of Willie James Pye has reignited debate over Georgia's death penalty standards, highlighting the challenges defendants face under the current legal framework. State Rep. Bill ...

Under current law, a defendant must prove their disability beyond a reasonable doubt — a high standard that’s unique to Georgia.

That bill was proposed just months before Willie James Pye ... in the 1993 rape and shooting death of his former girlfriend, Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. Pye's lawyers argued he was intellectually ...

2024 when Willie James Pye was executed. ExploreForgotten and waiting to die: How Georgia left intellectually challenged men on death row for decades Most states, including Alabama, Arkansas ...

As of Dec. 31, 2024, there were 34 inmates on Georgia’s death row. All but one are men. The most recent execution in Georgia was in March 2024, when the state put Willie James Pye, 59 ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Last year, Georgia executed Willie James Pye, whose IQ was low enough to indicate that ... who months earlier had introduced legislation to make it easier for someone facing the death ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Last year, Georgia executed Willie James Pye, whose IQ was low enough to ... to make it easier for someone facing the death penalty to prove they are intellectually disabled ...

Pye was convicted in the 1993 abduction, rape and shooting death of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. His lawyers argued he was intellectually disabled and brain damaged. In another case that drew national ...