Furman v. Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
Furman v. Georgia, 403 U.S. 952 (1971)
91 S. Ct. 2287
Furman v. Georgia
Opinion of the Court
Sup. Ct. Ga. Reported below: 225 Ga. 253, 167 S. E. 2d 628;
Sup. Ct. Ga. Reported below: 225 Ga. 790, 171 S. E. 2d 501; and
Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Reported below: 447 S. W. 2d 932. Certiorari granted limited to the-following question: “Does the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty in [these cases] constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments?”
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