Furman V. Georgia Supreme Court Case

Moratorium Imposed a moratorium on capital punishment. The governor of Washington said "Equal justice under the law is the state's primary responsibility. And in death penalty cases, I'm not convinced equal justice is being served," the first-term Democratic governor said. "The use of the death penalty in this state is unequally applied, sometimes dependent on a budget of the county where the crime occurred." Literature
Gregg v. Georgia Petitioner was charged with committing armed robbery and murder. Based on evidence he had killed and robbed two men. Petitioner found guilty of two counts of murder. The jury was unsure of whether to give the death sentence or life in prison on each number. The Jury took into consideration the first and second of these aggravating circumstances and returned a verdict of death. The Georgia Supreme Court asserted the conviction. After looking over the trail, records, comparing evidence, and sentence the court upheld the death sentence for the murders. The death penalty had rarely been imposed in Georgia. …show more content…
Georgia William Henry Furman was convicted of murder in Georgia in 1972. Furman faced death under Georgia’s laws. Petitioner had testified that what he did was accidental, so Georgia Supreme Court affirmed Furman’s conviction. After sifting through the situation, the Georgia Supreme Court declared the death penalty was unfair and unconstitutional.
The Court stated that unless a uniform policy of determining who is eligible for capital punishment exists. The death penalty will be regarded as “cruel and unusual punishment.” Due to the Furman v. Georgia case, the death penalty was ruled illegal within the United States in