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O.C.G.A. § 16-5-1 — Murder; malice murder; felony murder; murder in the second degree

(a) A person commits the offense of murder when he unlawfully and with malice aforethought, either express or implied, causes the death of another human being. (b) Express malice is that deliberate intention unlawfully to take the life of another human being w

Forgetting Is Not Murder

Two cases of parents charged with murder after forgetting infants in hot cars—one in Florida, one in Georgia—and how courts and laws treat such deaths.

Olvidar no es asesinato

Two cases of parents charged with murder after forgetting children in hot cars. Examines how memory works and Georgia's legal approach to these deaths.

Seconds to Kill, the Rest of Your Life to Pay: The Murder Charge in Zeary Davis's Death

A Georgia Prisoners' Speak investigation into the September 2024 death of Zeary Davis at Dooly State Prison and the murder indictment of Qwinterrious Dodson, with a survey of other fatal prison stabbings and their sentences across Georgia facilities.

Inmate sentenced to life without parole after malice murder conviction in Hancock County

Vershaun Smith convicted of malice murder for fatally stabbing fellow inmate Corey Jose July at Hancock State Prison in June 2025. Smith sentenced to life without parole.

UPDATE: Jury convicts inmate in 2025 Hancock State Prison murder - 41NBC News

A Hancock County jury convicted inmate Vershaun Smith of malice murder for fatally stabbing fellow prisoner Corey July in June 2025. Smith received life without parole.