In ______, the Supreme Court rejected the statute that mandated that all persons convicted of first-degree murder should receive the death penalty as excessive and unduly rigid.
a. Furman v. Georgia
b. Coker v. Georgia
c. Woodson v. North Carolina
d. Gregg v. Georgia
c. Woodson v. North Carolina
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What will be an ideal response?
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What will be an ideal response?