In the 1972 Furman vs. Georgia case, the death penalty was found unconstitutional because
A) ?the justices disagreed generally with the practice of executions.
B) its use was arbitrary and its application was racially biased.
C) ?of the Eighth Amendment ban on "cruel and unusual punishment."
D) ?different methods of execution were being used in different states, making it unfair.
B
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