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23 Mar 2015, 10:21 am by Kent Scheidegger
Georgia, the principal attack on Georgia's system was exactly that argument.In the 1978 case of Lockett v. [read post]
22 Aug 2013, 9:30 pm by Karen Tani
In 1972, in a most unlikely victory, the Supreme Court struck down Georgia’s death penalty law in Furman v. [read post]
8 Jul 2013, 4:01 pm by Timothy P. Flynn
 32 states have death penalty sentencing statutes to the 18 that have banned such punishment, including, most recently, New York, and New Jersey in 2007, and Illinois in 2009.In the 1972 case of Furman v Georgia, the SCOTUS suspended capital punishment on the basis of the 8th Amendment bar against cruel and unusual punishment. [read post]
4 Jul 2013, 5:56 am by Timothy P. Flynn, Esq.
 32 states have death penalty sentencing statutes to the 18 that have banned such punishment, including, most recently, New York, and New Jersey in 2007, and Illinois in 2009.In the 1972 case of Furman v Georgia, the SCOTUS suspended capital punishment on the basis of the 8th Amendment bar against cruel and unusual punishment. [read post]