Supreme Court of the United States, 1971

Furman v. Georgia

Furman v. Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 28, 1971
403 U.S. 952; 91 S. Ct. 2287 (United States Reports)

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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