Furman V. Georgia

Name: Furman V. Georgia

Year: 1972

Result: 5-4 Furman won

Constitutional Issue: 8th amendment

Right or Liberty: Right

Significance: Death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment. Courts decision must be made on the severity of the crime committed, not on discriminatory principals.

Quote: “The imposition of the death penalty in these cases constituted cruel and unusual punishment and violated the Constitution.”
Summary: No discriminatory punishment, death penalty cruel