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Woodson v. North Carolina (1976)*
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that mandatory death sentences were unconstitutional.(2014, 215, 231).
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mandatory death sentences |
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Uttecht v Brown. (2007)
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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a trial court judge who excused from the jury a person who merely expressed doubts about the death penalty, not uniform opposition to it.
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excused from the a jury a person |
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Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968)
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that potential jurors who have general objections to the death penalty or whose religious convictions oppose it couldn’t automatically be excluded from jury service in capital cases.
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religious convitions |
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Atkins v Virginia (2002)
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the execution of the “mentally retarded” was unconstitutional.
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mentaly retarded was unconstitutional |
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Baze v. Rees (2008)*
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The three drug protocol used by the State of Kentucky was ruled as a constitutionally valid practice by the U.S. Supreme Court (2014, 226, 230).
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three drug protocol |
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California v. Anderson (1972)*
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A 1972 California Supreme Court case that held that the practice of the death penalty in California was cruel and unusual (2014, 215, 230).
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death penalty on cali= cruel |
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Coker v. Georgia (1977)
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to execute an individual for the rape of an adult.
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rape of adult |
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Ford v. Wainwright (1986)
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to execute individuals who were mentally ill.
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mentally ill |
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Furman v. Georgia (1972)
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, as it was then being practiced, the death penalty in the United States was unconstitutional.
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death penalty in US |
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Gregg v Georgia (1976)
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty, with use of a bifurcated process, involving first a finding of guilt or innocence, and then, a sentencing phase, was constitutional.
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bifurcated proess |
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Kennedy v. Louisiana (2007)
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In a case involving the rape of a child the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to execute an individual where the crime did not involve murder.
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Crime did not involve murder |
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McCleskey v Kemp (1987)
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was constitutional despite strong statistical evidence that the race of victim is the most important variable in predicting who will be sentenced to death.
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race of victim |
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Morales v. Tilton (2006)*
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A CaliforniaDistrict Court case that held that the [lethal injection] executionprocedures used by the State of California violated the Eight Amendment protection against crueland unusual punishment (2014, 225, 231).
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lethal injection |
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Ring v Arizona (2002)
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that juries, rather than judges, must make the crucial factual decisions as to whether a convicted murderer should receive the death penalty.
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juries not judeges |
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Roper v Simmons (2005)
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to execute individuals whose crimes were committed as juveniles.
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juvenille crimes |
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Strickland v. Washington (1984)
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that defendants in capital cases have representation that meets an “objective standard of reasonableness.”
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representation |
