Furman v. Georgia, No. 69-5003 (U.S. Supreme Court) (408 U.S. 238; 92 S.Ct. 2726) (June 29, 1972) (Per Curiam)
Despite 10 separate concurring and dissenting opinions, the court held that the imposition of the death penalty in these three consolidated cases would constitute cruel and unusual punishment under the 8th and 14th Amendments.
In this case, in a one paragraph per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court held that the ...
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