In which case did the Supreme Court rule a sentence of death was cruel and unusual punishment because of how the sanction was imposed?

A. Furman v. Georgia
B. Weems v. United States
C. McGuatha v. California
D. Gregg v. Georgia


A. Furman v. Georgia

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