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Intellectually Disabled Georgia Prisoner Executed After SCOTUS Denies Appeal

Georgia executed Willie Pye, 59, on March 20, 2024, despite last-­minute appeals questioning his mental competency and the adequacy of his legal representation. The execution sharpened debate over capital punishment in the treatment of intellectually disabled prisoners.

Pye was convicted of the 1993 murder of former girlfriend Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. ...

 

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