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Furman v. Georgia
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Furman v. Georgia | |
Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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Citation | |
Date decided | June 29, 1972 |
Followed by | |
Gregg v. Georgia |
Facts
3 black men were sentenced to death for crimes of rape & murder in the state of Georgia. Furman v. Georgia is the consolidation of their 3 cases.
Furman was the 2nd defendant with a mental illness; he only had a 6th-grade education. He shot through a closed door in a robbery; the bullet killed a home resident.Issues
Is the death penalty constitutional?
Is the death penalty prohibited under the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the 8th Amendment in all cases?Case Text Links