Furman v. Georgia

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:argued_on January 17, 1972
gptkbp:case_number 69-5003
gptkbp:case_outcome temporary halt of executions
gptkbp:case_significance landmark decision in U. S. legal history
gptkbp:case's_effect_on_legal_standards established criteria for capital punishment cases
gptkbp:case's_historical_importance pivotal moment in U. S. legal history
gptkbp:case's_impact_on_legal_precedents shaped future Supreme Court rulings
gptkbp:case's_impact_on_legal_reforms inspired new sentencing guidelines
gptkbp:case's_implications_for_justice_system calls for reform in sentencing practices
gptkbp:case's_influence_on_public_opinion shift towards abolition of death penalty
gptkbp:case's_influence_on_state_laws led to changes in execution methods
gptkbp:case's_legacy ongoing debates on morality of death penalty
gptkbp:case's_relevance_in_contemporary_debates still discussed in context of justice reform
gptkbp:case's_relevance_today still cited in legal arguments
gptkbp:case's_role_in_legal_education taught in law schools
gptkbp:case's_role_in_shaping_public_policy influenced anti-death penalty movements
gptkbp:consequences states re-evaluated capital punishment laws
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:1972
June 29, 1972
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_William_Rehnquist
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
need for death penalty
gptkbp:effect_on_future_cases set standards for capital punishment
gptkbp:effect_on_states required states to revise death penalty laws
gptkbp:election 5-4
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Furman v. Georgia
gptkbp:impact led to moratorium on death penalty
gptkbp:influenced_international_law human rights discussions
gptkbp:involved_defendant gptkb:William_Henry_Furman
gptkbp:involved_multiple_defendants three cases combined
gptkbp:is_cited_in 408 U. S. 238
gptkbp:judicial_review Supreme Court's role in death penalty cases
gptkbp:legal_framework judicial activism
gptkbp:legal_issue death penalty
arbitrary application of the death penalty
gptkbp:legal_principle cruel and unusual punishment
gptkbp:legal_representation disproportionate impact on minorities
gptkbp:legal_scholars'_view critical of arbitrary sentencing
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Eighth_Amendment
gptkb:Death_Penalty_Act_of_1976
death penalty reform
gptkbp:majority_opinion_stated death penalty is arbitrary
gptkbp:notable_quote “ The death penalty is not a deterrent.”
gptkbp:outcome death penalty declared unconstitutional
gptkbp:precedent influenced future death penalty cases
influence on future death penalty cases
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkbp:public_reaction increased debate on capital punishment
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Gregg_v._Georgia
gptkbp:related_constitutional_issue due process
gptkbp:significance addressed racial discrimination in sentencing
highlighted arbitrariness in death penalty sentencing
gptkbp:social_issues racial bias in criminal justice system
gptkbp:state gptkb:Idaho
gptkb:Arkansas
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gptkb:Hawaii
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gptkb:Maryland
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gptkb:New_Jersey
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gptkb:New_York
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:North_Dakota
gptkb:Ohio
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gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:South_Dakota
gptkb:Tennessee
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gptkb:Vermont
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Washington
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gptkb:Rhode_Island
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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