A Paulding County judge had earlier ruled that Nicholas Cody Tate would be put to death, and state officials on Tuesday scheduled the execution for Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.
Tate's case moved relatively quickly through the death penalty appeals process because he has yet to challenge his death sentence by filing a habeas appeal.
Tate pleaded guilty in 2005 to murdering 26-year-old Chrissie Williams and her daughter, Katelyn Williams, four years earlier at their Dallas, Ga., home.
Authorities said Williams had been shot in the head and was bound to a bed with handcuffs. Her daughter was found with her throat slit, authorities said.
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