The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a judge or jury must take into account specific aggravating and mitigating factors before deciding which convicted murderers should be sentenced to death

a. Furman v. Georgia (1972)
b. Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
c. McCleskey v. Kemp (1987)
d. Payne v. Tennessee (1991)
e. Ford v. Wainwright (1986)


b

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What will be an ideal response?

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