Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)

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Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972)

Furman v. Georgia


No. 69-5003


Argued January 17, 1972
Decided June 29, 1972 *
408 U.S. 238

CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA

Syllabus

Imposition and carrying out of death penalty in these cases held to constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.

No. 69-5003, 225 Ga. 253, 167 S.D.2d 628; No. 69-5030, 225 Ga. 790, 171 S.D.2d 501; No. 69-5031, 447 S.W.2d 932, reversed and remanded.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972) in 408 U.S. 238 408 U.S. 239. Original Sources, accessed May 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U1KSHCQRD1X55D3.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972), in 408 U.S. 238, page 408 U.S. 239. Original Sources. 20 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U1KSHCQRD1X55D3.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972). cited in 1972, 408 U.S. 238, pp.408 U.S. 239. Original Sources, retrieved 20 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U1KSHCQRD1X55D3.