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- Furman v. Georgia
1972 U.S. Supreme Court case declaring arbitrary use of the death penalty unconstitutional
Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972), was a landmark criminal case in which the United States Supreme Court invalidated all then existing legal constructions for the death penalty in the United States. It was a 5–4 decision, with each member of the majority writing a separate opinion. Following Furman, in order to reinstate the death penalty, states had to at least remove arbitrary and discrimin... Wikipedia
