Furman v. Georgia
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furman-v-georgia-177-10780815
title:
Furman v. Georgia
text:
Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972), was a landmark criminal case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. It was a per curiam decision. Five justices each wrote separately in support of the decision. Although the justices didn’t rule that the death penalty was unconstitutional, the Furman decision invalidated the death sentences
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1972 U.S. Supreme Court case declaring arbitrary use of the death penalty unconstitutional
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furman_v._Georgia
date created:
2003-10-28T20:54:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T03:59:33Z
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