William Henry Furman v. State of Georgia

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment gptkb:Eighth_Amendment
gptkbp:category	Landmark Supreme Court case Death penalty case
gptkbp:citation	408 U.S. 238
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:Byron_White gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr. gptkb:William_O._Douglas gptkb:Potter_Stewart
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	June 29, 1972
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:State_of_Georgia
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:William_Rehnquist gptkb:Lewis_F._Powell_Jr. gptkb:Warren_E._Burger gptkb:Harry_Blackmun
gptkbp:effect	Led to a de facto moratorium on the death penalty in the United States
gptkbp:heldBy	Death penalty as administered was unconstitutional
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	William Henry Furman v. State of Georgia
gptkbp:involvedState	gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	Per curiam
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	Constitutionality of the death penalty under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:William_Henry_Furman
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Gregg_v._Georgia
gptkbp:significance	Changed death penalty sentencing procedures in the United States
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6