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Justia: Us Supreme Court: Furman v. Georgia, 408 u.s. 238 (1972) PrimaryJustia: Us Supreme Court: Furman v. Georgia, 408 u.s. 238 (1972) Primary
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9th - 10th
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Justia: Us Supreme Court: Furman v. Georgia, 408 u.s. 238 (1972)

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Court documents of a case challenging the death penalty as constituting "cruel and unusual punishment" and violating the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Includes link to audio file of oral argument.

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cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty, fourteenth amendment, eighth amendment, u. s. supreme court case, capital offense, jackson v georgia, cruel and unusual punishment, 8th amendment

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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