Death penalty ruled 'cruel and unusual' - Furman v. Georgia, 1972 (user search)
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« on: July 16, 2011, 07:21:47 AM »
Furman wasn't about the death penalty per se, only about an existing arbitrary death penalty laws. Four years later, Gregg decision found the new ones constitutional.
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