USA - Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty for Andrew Howard Brannan

The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty for Andrew Howard Brannan. Brannan, 59, white, was convicted of the January 1998 killing of deputy Kyle Dinkheller, 22. Brannan, a Vietnam veteran, pleaded insanity and claimed he suffered from post-tramautic stress. A Butts County judge in 2003 threw out his death sentence, say Brannan's lawyer didn't present evidence on his mental-health history. But the state's high court unanimously overruled that, saying the jury heard those arguments and rejected them. The judges said Brannan's death sentence will stand.