Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
April 20, 1976
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Used in law schools for teaching constitutional law
Relevant to discussions on justice system Impacted future Supreme Court rulings on death penalty |
| gptkbp:case_number |
Available in legal archives
75-280 Challenged North Carolina's death penalty system |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
Led to reforms in capital punishment laws
Invalidated state law Unconstitutional mandatory death sentences Struck down laws requiring death penalty for certain crimes |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Influenced public opinion on death penalty
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| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Influenced death penalty laws
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
July 2, 1976 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
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| gptkbp:election |
7-2
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-Furman era
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Woodson v. North Carolina
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
428 U. S. 280 (1976)
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| gptkbp:judges |
Justices Brennan, Marshall, and others
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Supreme Court review
Justices Rehnquist and White |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
Death penalty legislation
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Evolving standards of decency
Constitutional protections against arbitrary punishment Changed state death penalty laws |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Mandatory death penalty statutes
Discretion in capital sentencing |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Reaffirmed individual sentencing hearings
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
gptkb:Eighth_Amendment
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Examined fairness in sentencing
Petitioner represented by public defenders |
| gptkbp:legislation |
Proportionality in sentencing
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Struck down mandatory death penalty
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Set standards for capital punishment
Discretion in sentencing Subsequent death penalty cases |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Furman_v._Georgia
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| gptkbp:significance |
Addressed cruel and unusual punishment
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| gptkbp:state |
gptkb:North_Carolina
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:405_U._S._717
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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