The Supreme Court's decision in Furman
A) legalized capital punishment.
B) found that juries needed more input in capital punishment decisions.
C) found jury-imposed capital punishment racially biased and therefore unconstitutional.
D) legalized capital punishment as long as juries had discretion.
C
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