Discuss the case of Furman v. Georgia (1972). What were the circumstances around the case? What did the court rule?
What will be an ideal response?
The first case to successfully challenge the penalty itself was Furman v. Georgia (1972). Furman had shot and killed a homeowner during the course of a burglary and was sentenced to death. Furman challenged the constitutionality of his sentence, and the Supreme Court in a 5-to-4 vote agreed. The Court decided that the death penalty per se was not unconstitutional, but rather the arbitrary way in which it was imposed. The Court argued that because the death penalty is so infrequently imposed, it serves no useful purpose, and that when it is imposed, judges and juries have unbridled discretion in making life and death decisions. Furman was paroled in 1984. He is currently serving 20 years in prison for a 2004 burglary.
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