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Georgia's Legal Brief discusses the topic of Gregg's claim that the death penalty is cruel and breaches his constitutional rights, which are safeguarded by the Eighth Amendment. The Furman v. Georgia case in 1972 ruled that capital punishment cannot be imposed without justification in any state.
Gregg argues that society's advancement mandates the abolition of capital punishment as a penalty, citing its infringement upon convicts' Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The Fifth Amendment safeguards individuals from double jeopardy and deprivation of life, liberty or property without due process, while necessitating Grand Jury indictment for capital charges. Additionally, the Eighth Amendment disallows cruel and unusual punishment along with excessive bail.
Despite th
...e Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of due process and prohibition of deprivation of life, liberty, or property without that due process, 35 states legally allow capital punishment as a penalty. This has sparked debate over whether society accepts it as an appropriate consequence for certain crimes. Some argue that capital punishment is not a deterrent for criminals, but there is insufficient evidence to support this claim. In Gregg v., the court upheld Gregg's conviction and determined that using the death penalty does not violate the aforementioned amendment against cruel and unusual punishment. Throughout history, America has recognized capital punishment as an acceptable form of punishment in specific cases.
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On July 2, 1976, the Supreme Court heard a case.
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