"Georgia Prepares for First Execution in Over 4 Years Amid Controversy"

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Source: The Associated Press
"Georgia Prepares for First Execution in Over 4 Years Amid Controversy"
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Georgia is set to execute Willie James Pye, convicted of killing his former girlfriend in 1993, despite his lawyers' claims that he is intellectually disabled with an IQ of 68. The Georgia Parole Board rejected his bid for clemency, and Pye's lawyers have argued that his trial was flawed and that he suffered from extreme poverty and neglect in his upbringing. Pye's co-defendant, Chester Adams, received life sentences, while Pye is scheduled to be the first person executed in Georgia since January 2020.

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