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Furman v. Georgia (No. 69-5003)
No. 69-5003, 225 Ga. 253, 167 S.D.2d 628; No. 69-5030, 225 Ga. 790, 171 S.D.2d 501; No. 69-5031, 447 S.W.2d 932, reversed and remanded.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES


408 U.S. 238

Furman v. Georgia


No. 69-5003 Argued: January 17, 1972 --- Decided: June 29, 1972 [*]

Imposition and carrying out of death penalty in these cases held to constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.

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