Furman v. Georgia : cruel and unusual punishment / Greg Roensch.
Material type: TextSeries: Great Supreme Court decisionsPublication details: New York : Chelsea House, c2007.Description: 112 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:- 0791093824
- Furman versus Georgia
- Furman vs. Georgia
- 345.73/0773 22
- KF228.F87 R64 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-106) and index.
A brief history of the death penalty -- Background of the Furman case -- Furman goes to the Supreme Court -- The historic opinion -- After the decision -- The death penalty today.
Provides an account of the Supreme Court case of Furman v Georgia in which the Court overturned the imposition of the death penalty for convicted murderer William Henry Furman after hearing arguments that the death sentence constituted cruel and unusual punishment and was in violation of the Eighth and Fourteenth amendments.
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