Gregg v. Georgia, What Georgia Gave America: The Modern Death Penalty

77 Executions · 7 Exonerations

Gregg v. Georgia (1976) is the Supreme Court case that re-started the death penalty in the United States after the application of capital statutes were declared unconstitutional four years prior in another case originating in our state, Furman v. Georgia. This year marks fifty years since that decision. In that time, Georgia has executed 77 people and exonerated 7.

To mark this anniversary, Georgia Catholic Conference and Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty will co-host a webinar featuring a distinguished panel of scholars to discuss the impact of Gregg v. Georgia on our country. 

Join us on Zoom.

Discussion Panel

Daniel LaChance, Ph.D.
Winship Distinguished Research Professor in History
Emory University

Jason Fabrikant, J.D.
Faculty Member, Department of Justice, Law & Criminology
American University

Moderator
Terrica Redfield Ganzy, Esq.
Executive Director, Southern Center for Human Rights

For more information about this event or the work of the Georgia Catholic Conference, contact Jayna Hoffacker at jhoffacker@georgiacc.org or 404-920-7367.

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