Adams v. Georgia Department of Corrections

Carley, Justice.

Appellants are opponents of capital punishment who filed a mandamus action to prohibit appellees Georgia Department of Corrections, Commissioner Jim Wetherington and the Georgia Board of Corrections from using the electric chair as this state’s means of execution. Appellees moved to dismiss, asserting that appellants lack standing and that the petition fails to state a claim for mandamus relief. After a hearing, the trial court granted the motion to dismiss, and appellants appeal from that order.

Appellants urge that, as citizens of Georgia, they have standing to seek…