Furman v. Georgia
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| ←United States Supreme Court | Furman v. Georgia Syllabus |
| Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972), was a United States Supreme Court decision that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty. The Court consolidated Jackson v. Georgia and Branch v. Texas with the Furman decision, and thus also invalidated the death penalty for rape.— Excerpted from Furman v. Georgia on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. |
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| Per Curiam Decision |
| Concurring Opinions Douglas Brennan Stewart White Marshall |
| Dissenting Opinions Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist |
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| Linked cases: 428 U.S. 153 |
Imposition and carrying out of death penalty in these cases held to constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
1^ Together with No. 69-5030, Jackson v. Georgia, on certiorari to the same court, and No. 69-5031, Branch v. Texas, on certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
