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Georgia court: State must honor pledge to delay executions

This booking photo provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows Virgil Presnell. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the state had to honor an agreement with defense lawyers to not execute Presnell and some other inmates until six months after certain post-COVID-19 conditions had been met. The ruling is likely to delay attempts to execute those inmates. - photo by Associated Press

This booking photo provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows Virgil Presnell. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the state had to honor an agreement with defense lawyers to not execute Presnell and some other inm — This booking photo provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows Virgil Presnell. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the state had to honor an agreement with defense lawyers to not execute Presnell and some other inmates until six months after certain post-COVID-19 conditions had been met. The ruling is likely to delay attempts to execute those inmates. - photo by Associated Press

ATLANTA — Georgia's Supreme Court says that a state pledge to not execute some inmates until certain conditions are met following the COVID-19 pandemic is a binding contract that the state can't ignore.

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