In the case of Furman v. Georgia (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court
A) declared most death penalty statutes unconstitutional.
B) held that the death penalty in many states violated the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
C) held that the death penalty, as applied, was cruel and unusual.
D) all of the above.
D
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A) It leads to incarceration of offenders. B) It throws out the case. C) It places the case in a civil court rather than a criminal one. D) It aggravates the circumstances of the case.
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a. blood-liver b. blood-brain c. blood-heart d. blood-lung
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