be hazardous to the lives of more than one person; The offender committed the offense of murder for himself or another, for the purpose of receiving money or any other thing of monetary value; The murder of a judicial officer, former judicial officer, district attorney or solicitor-general, or former district attorney, solicitor, or solicitor-general was committed during or because of the exercise of his or her official duties; The offender caused or directed another to commit murder or committed murder as an agent or employee of another person; The capital offense was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible, or inhuman in that it involved torture, depravity of mind, or an aggravated battery to the victim; The offense of murder was committed against any peace officer, corrections employee, or firefighter while engaged in the performance of his official duties;. The offense of murder was committed by a person in, or who has escaped from, the lawful custody of a peace officer or place of lawful confinement; The murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding, interfering with, or preventing a lawful arrest or custody in a place of lawful confinement, of himself or another; The capital offense was committed by a person previously convicted of rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, or aggravated sexual battery; The murder was committed during an act of domestic terrorism. Some of these aggravating factors apply also to rape, armed robbery, or kidnapping. However, in 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kennedy v. Louisiana, that the death penalty is unconstitutional when applied to non-homicidal crimes against the person. However, the ruling meant that crimes "against the state" such as treason or terrorism would not likely be unconstitutional. Therefore, the offenses of treason and aircraft hijacking would likely be considered a crime against the state in Georgia, and the death penalty, in this case, may be constitutional. See also List of people executed in Georgia (U.S. state) since 1976 List of death row inmates in Georgia Crime in Georgia Law of Georgia References 1735 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) 1972 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state) 1973 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia